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╜│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
╜│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.┤
┴┤ (SYN) ventral, visceral.
┼╕adv. ╡abdominally.┤
╩│abdominal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abdominal brain,╕ ╟│= solar plexus.
╩│abdominal brain,╕ ╟│= solar plexus.
╜│abdominous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= potbellied.
╩│abdominous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= potbellied.
╜│abduce, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-duced,╕ │-ducing.╕
┬┌┤ to draw away or aside.
╩│abduce, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-duced,╕ │-ducing.╕
╜│abducent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ 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.
├│ 2. ┤a beginner; tyro.
├│ 3. ┤a teacher of beginners.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of the alphabet.
├│ 2. ┤arranged in alphabetical order.
├│ 3. ┤primary; rudimentary.
╩│abecedarian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│abecedarium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-daria.╕
┬┌┤ a first book in reading; primer.
╩│abecedarium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-daria.╕
╜│abecedary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries,╕ ╛adjective.
╟┌│ ╟│= abecedarian.
╩│abecedary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│abed, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤in bed.
╔┤ ╢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.
╩│aberrational, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aberrationist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who shows aberrant behavior.
╩│aberrationist, ╛╕noun.
╜│abet, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│abetted,╕ │abetting.╕
┬┌│ 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).┤
┴┤ (SYN) support.
╩│abet, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│abetted,╕ │abetting.╕
╜│abetment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ instigation; encouragement.
╔┤ ╢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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an abhesive plastic.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤an abhesive substance.
╩│abhesive, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│abhor, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-horred,╕ │-horring.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to shrink away from with horror; feel disgust
┬┤ for; hate very, very much.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most people abhor the thought of war. Many┤
╔┤ ╢people abhor snakes.┤
┴┤ (SYN) loathe, detest, abominate.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) to horrify.
┼╕noun ╡abhorrer.┤
╩│abhor, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-horred,╕ │-horring.╕
╜│abhorrence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a feeling of horror or disgust; very great hatred.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mother has an abhorrence of snakes. We, at┤
╔┤ ╢twenty, had no abhorrence of raw ideas or explicit┤
╔┤ ╢statement (New Yorker).┤
┴┤ (SYN) detestation, aversion, antipathy.
├│ 2. ┤something hated or detested.
╩│abhorrence, ╛╕noun.
╜│abhorrent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤causing horror; disgusting; detestable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the rioters' abhorrent conduct.┤
├│ 2. ┤contrary or repugnant (to).
╔┤ ╢Ex. abhorrent to nature. Lying and stealing are┤
╔┤ ╢abhorrent to an honest man.┤
┴┤ (SYN) loathsome, offensive.
├│ 3. ┤having or showing dislike (of).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Greek of the heroic age was ... abhorrent of┤
╔┤ ╢excess (William E. Gladstone).┤
┼╕adv. ╡abhorrently.┤
╩│abhorrent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Abib, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the first month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year
┬┤ and the seventh of the civil year. Abib was called┤
┬┤ ╖╖Nisan┤ after the Babylonian Captivity.
╩│Abib, ╛╕noun.
╜│abidance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the act of abiding.
└╕expr. ╡abidance by,┤ ┤conformity to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The coach demanded abidance by the rules of the┤
╔┤ ╢game.┤
╩│abidance, ╛╕noun.
╜│abide─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│abode╕ or │abided,╕ │abiding.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to put up with; endure; tolerate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A good housekeeper can't abide dust. She can't┤
╔┤ ╢abide him.┤
┴┤ (SYN) bear, stand.
├│ 2. ┤to await submissively; submit to; sustain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He must abide his fatal doom (Joanna Baillie).┤
├│ 3. ┤to await defiantly; withstand.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He soon learned to abide ... terrors which most┤
╔┤ ╢of my bolder companions shrank from encountering┤
╔┤ ╢(Hugh Miller).┤
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.) to wait for; await.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I will abide the coming of my lord (Tennyson).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to stay; remain; wait.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Abide with me for a time. I'll call upon you┤
╔┤ ╢straight: abide within (Shakespeare). He within his┤
╔┤ ╢ships abode the while (William Cowper).┤
├│ 2. ┤to continue to live (in a place); reside; dwell.
╔┤ ╢Ex. No martin there in winter shall abide (John┤
╔┤ ╢Dryden).┤
├│ 3. ┤to continue (in some state or action).
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... ye shall abide in my love (John 15:10).┤
├│ 4. ┤to continue in existence; endure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Thou hast established the earth, and it abideth┤
╔┤ ╢(Psalms 119:90).┤
┴┤ (SYN) last.
├│ 5. ┤(Archaic.) to be left.
├│ 6. ┤(Obsolete.) to stay behind.
└╕expr. ╡abide by,┤
├│ a. ┤to accept and follow out; be bound by.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Both teams will abide by the umpire's decision.┤
├│ b. ┤to remain faithful to; stand firm by; be true to;
├┤ fulfill.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Abide by your promise.┤
┼╕noun ╡abider.┤
╩│abide─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│abode╕ or │abided,╕ │abiding.╕
╜│abide─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) to pay for; atone for; suffer for.
╩│abide─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb.
╜│abiding, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ continuing; lasting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an abiding faith, the abiding classics of┤
╔┤ ╢literature. The old sailor had an abiding love of┤
╔┤ ╢the sea.┤
┴┤ (SYN) permanent, steadfast.
┼╕adv. ╡abidingly.┤
┼╕noun ╡abidingness.┤
╩│abiding, ╛╕adjective.
╜│a bientot,
┬┌┤ (French.) see you soon; good-by.
╩│a bientot,
╜│abietic acid,
┬┌┤ an acid prepared from the resin of some species of
┬┤ pine, larch, and fir and used in soaps, varnishes,
┬┤ and plastics.
╩│abietic acid,
╜│abigail, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a lady's maid.
╩│abigail, ╛╕noun.
╜│Abigail, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the wife of Nabal and, after Nabal's death, of David
┬┤ (in the Bible, I Samuel 25:3-42).
╩│Abigail, ╛╕noun.
╜│ability, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the power to do or act.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the ability to think clearly. The old horse┤
╔┤ ╢still has the ability to work.┤
┴┤ (SYN) capability, capacity.
├│ 2. ┤skill.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Washington had great ability as a general.┤
├│ 3. ┤power to do some special thing; natural gift;
├┤ talent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Musical ability often shows itself early in life.┤
╩│ability, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│Abimelech, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a son of Gideon who was set up as king of Israel by
┬┤ the people of Shechem (in the Bible, Judges 9).
╩│Abimelech, ╛╕noun.
╜│ab init.,╕
┬┌┤ ab initio.
╩│ab init.,╕
╜│ab initio,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) from the beginning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The decree was not a nullity in the sense of┤
╔┤ ╢being void ab initio (London Times).┤
╩│ab initio,
╜│ab intra,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) from within.
╩│ab intra,
╜│abiogenesis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the supposed transformation of inanimate matter into
┬┤ living matter; spontaneous generation.
╩│abiogenesis, ╛╕noun.
╜│abiogenetic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or relating to spontaneous generation.
┼╕adv. ╡abiogenetically.┤
╩│abiogenetic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abiogenetical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= abiogenetic.
╩│abiogenetical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= abiogenetic.
╜│abiogenic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ not produced by living organisms; not biogenic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. abiogenic proteins.┤
┼╕adv. ╡abiogenically.┤
╩│abiogenic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abiogenicity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the condition of being abiogenic.
╩│abiogenicity, ╛╕noun.
╜│abiogenist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a believer in the theory of spontaneous generation.
╩│abiogenist, ╛╕noun.
╜│abiological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ not connected with biology; not biological.
╔┤ ╢Ex. rocks formed by abiological processes.┤
┼╕adv. ╡abiologically.┤
╩│abiological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abiotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having no life; lifeless. Our abiotic environment
┬┤ includes soil, water, atmosphere, radiation, and the
┬┤ weather.
├│ 2. ┤independent of the vital processes of a living
├┤ organism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an abiotic effect.┤
╩│abiotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abiotrophy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a degeneration of cells, tissues, or the like, due
┬┤ to congenital weakness.
╩│abiotrophy, ╛╕noun.
╜│abirritant, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤a drug or medicine that relieves irritation.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤relieving irritation; soothing.
╩│abirritant, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│abirritate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tated,╕ │-tating.╕
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) to deaden or lessen irritation in.
┼╕noun ╡abirritation.┤
╩│abirritate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tated,╕ │-tating.╕
╜│Abitur, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (German.) a final examination given to secondary
┬┤ school students, passage of which authorizes
┬┤ matriculation in a university.
╩│Abitur, ╛╕noun.
╜│abject, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤so low or degraded as to be hopeless; wretched;
┬┤ miserable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many people still live in abject poverty.┤
├│ 2. ┤deserving contempt; despicable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. abject flattery. Shame on you for your abject┤
╔┤ ╢fear!┤
┴┤ (SYN) contemptible, degraded.
├│ 3. ┤slavish.
╔┤ ╢Ex. abject submission.┤
┴┤ (SYN) servile, groveling.
├│ 4. ┤(Obsolete.) cast off; rejected.
├╕noun ┤ (Archaic.) an outcast.
┼╕noun ╡abjectness.┤
┼╕adv. ╡abjectly.┤
╩│abject, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│abjection, ╛╕noun. ╟│= abasement.
╩│abjection, ╛╕noun. ╟│= abasement.
╜│abjective, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ tending to abase; demoralizing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an abjective influence.┤
╩│abjective, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abjudge, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-judged,╕ │-judging.╕
┬┌┤ to take away by judicial decision; rule out.
╩│abjudge, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-judged,╕ │-judging.╕
╜│abjunction, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) abstriction of spores.
╩│abjunction, ╛╕noun.
╜│abjuratory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ expressing abjuration.
╩│abjuratory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abjure, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-jured,╕ │-juring.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to swear to give up; reject solemnly, formally,
┬┤ or on oath; renounce.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to abjure power, allegiance, or a claim or┤
╔┤ ╢claimant. An alien must abjure his foreign┤
╔┤ ╢citizenship before he can become an American citizen.┤
┴┤ (SYN) forswear.
├│ 2. ┤to retract formally or solemnly; repudiate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to abjure a belief, doctrine, or opinion┤
╔┤ ╢formerly held.┤
┴┤ (SYN) recant.
├│ 3. ┤to refrain from; avoid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to abjure humor.┤
└╕expr. ╡abjure the realm.┤ ┤See under ╡realm.┤┤
┼╕noun ╡abjuration.┤
┼╕noun ╡abjurer,┤ ╡abjuror.┤
╩│abjure, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-jured,╕ │-juring.╕
╜│abkari, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ in India:
├│ 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.
├│ 2. ┤the Algonkian language of these tribes.
╩│Abnaki, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ki╕ or │-kis.╕
╜│abnegate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-gated,╕ │-gating.╕
┬┌┤ to deny (anything) to oneself; renounce or give up
┬┤ (a privilege or luxury).
┼╕noun ╡abnegation.┤
┼╕noun ╡abnegator.┤
╩│abnegate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-gated,╕ │-gating.╕
╜│abnormal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 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.
╩│abohm, ╛╕noun.
╜│aboideau, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-deaus╕ ; (French) │-deaux.╕
┬┌┤ (Canadian.) aboiteau.
╩│aboideau, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-deaus╕ ; (French) │-deaux.╕
╜│aboil, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ in a boiling state.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The immediate vicinity was aboil ... a brisk┤
╔┤ ╢beehive of military efficiency (Alastair Reed).┤
╩│aboil, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│aboiteau, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teaus╕ ; (French) │-teaux.╕
┬┌┤ (Canadian.)
├│ 1. ┤a sluice gate in the dikes along the Bay of Fundy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The English apparently learned from the Acadians┤
╔┤ ╢the special arts of building dikes and aboiteaux┤
╔┤ ╢(Canadian Geographic Journal).┤
├│ 2. ┤the dike itself. Also, ╡aboideau.┤
╩│aboiteau, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teaus╕ ; (French) │-teaux.╕
╜│abolish, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 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).┤
┴┤ (SYN) horrible, loathsome, revolting, odious,
┴┤ execrable.
├│ 2. ┤very unpleasant; disagreeable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. abominable manners. The weather for the picnic┤
╔┤ ╢was abominable--rainy, windy, and cold.┤
┴┤ (SYN) distasteful, offensive.
┼╕noun ╡abominableness.┤
┼╕adv. ╡abominably.┤
╩│abominable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Abominable Snowman,╕
┬┌┤ (according to local legends) a manlike or apelike
┬┤ hairy beast supposed to live in the higher parts of
┬┤ the Himalayas. Also called ╡Yeti.┤
╩│Abominable Snowman,╕
╜│abominate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-nated,╕ │-nating.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to feel disgust for; hate very much; loathe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Players abominate unfairness in an umpire.┤
┴┤ (SYN) detest, abhor, despise, execrate.
├│ 2. ┤to dislike.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She abominates hot weather.┤
┼╕noun ╡abominator.┤
╩│abominate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-nated,╕ │-nating.╕
╜│abomination, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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).┤
└╕expr. ╡above all.┤ ┤See under ╡all.┤┤
└╕expr. ╡above oneself,┤ ┤overly complacent; smug.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "You're a bit above yourself, my dear," she┤
╔┤ ╢said. "You're only a little girl." (The Storyteller).┤
└╕expr. ╡from above,┤ ┤from a higher place, person, authority,
└┤ etc..
╔┤ ╢Ex. an order from above.┤
╩│above, ╛╕adverb, preposition, adjective, noun.
╜│above-average, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ exceeding what is usual; exceptional.
╔┤ ╢Ex. above-average precipitation, to have an┤
╔┤ ╢above-average intelligence.┤
╩│above-average, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aboveboard, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ in open sight; without tricks or concealment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Everything that the mayor did was open and┤
╔┤ ╢aboveboard (adj.). His campaign was run aboveboard┤
╔┤ ╢(adv.).┤
╩│aboveboard, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│aboveground, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤above the surface of the ground.
╔┤ ╢Ex. aboveground testing of nuclear weapons (adj.),┤
╔┤ ╢to build aboveground (adv.).┤
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) in the open; not secret or underground.
├│ 3. ┤not buried; alive.
╩│aboveground, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│abovementioned, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ mentioned before.
╩│abovementioned, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abovestairs, ╛╕noun, adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ (British.)
├╕noun pl. ┤ ┤the living quarters of a house apart from
├┤ (usually above) the servants' quarters.
├╕adv., adj. ┤ ┤upstairs.
╩│abovestairs, ╛╕noun, adverb, adjective.
╜│above-the-line, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (in a financial statement) indicating a current or
┬┤ ordinary revenue or expense.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Exchequer outturn for 1962-63 was an┤
╔┤ ╢above-the-line surplus of £353 million (The Annual┤
╔┤ ╢Register).┤
╩│above-the-line, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ab ovo,
┬┌┤ (Latin.)
├│ 1. ┤from the origin or very beginning.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) from the egg.
╩│ab ovo,
╜│abozzo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-zi.╕
┬┌┤ (Italian.)
├│ 1. ┤a rough drawing or sketch.
├│ 2. ┤a written outline or draft.
╩│abozzo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-zi.╕
╜│Abp.,╕
┬┌┤ archbishop.
╩│Abp.,╕
╜│abr.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤abridged.
├│ 2. ┤abridgment.
╩│abr.,╕
╜│abracadabra, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a word or formula formerly supposed to have magic
┬┤ power, used in incantations or as a charm to ward
┬┤ off disease.
├│ 2. ┤meaningless talk; gibberish.
╩│abracadabra, ╛╕noun.
╜│abraco, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cos.╕
┬┌┤ (Portuguese.) an embrace. Also, (Spanish,) ╡abrazo.┤
╩│abraco, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cos.╕
╜│abradant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤wearing down; abrading.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an abrasive.
╩│abradant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│abrade, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│abraded,╕ │abrading.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to wear down or away by rubbing; scrape off.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The skin on Tom's knees was abraded by his fall.┤
╔┤ ╢Glaciers abrade rocks.┤
├│ 2. ┤to wear down by friction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) His policies [have] steadily┤
╔┤ ╢abraded Ottawa's relations with Washington┤
╔┤ ╢(Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
┼╕adj. ╡abradable.┤
┼╕noun ╡abrader.┤
╩│abrade, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│Abraham, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.).┤
└╕expr. ╡abreast of┤ (or ╡with┤), ┤up with; alongside of; even
└┤ with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Keep abreast of what is going on by reading the┤
╔┤ ╢newspaper. Keep abreast with the flow of events.┤
╩│abreast, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│abri, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │abris.╕
┬┌┤ (French.) a shelter, such as a dugout or cave.
╩│abri, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │abris.╕
╜│abridge, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│abridged,╕ │abridging.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to make shorter, especially by using fewer words.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A long story can be abridged by leaving out┤
╔┤ ╢unimportant parts.┤
┴┤ (SYN) condense, epitomize.
├│ 2. ┤to make less.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The rights of citizens must not be abridged┤
╔┤ ╢without proper cause.┤
┴┤ (SYN) curtail, lessen, diminish.
├│ 3. ┤to deprive (of).
╔┤ ╢Ex. to abridge citizens of their rights. The┤
╔┤ ╢legislature therefore cannot abridge the executive┤
╔┤ ╢power of any rights ... (Sir William Blackstone).┤
┴┤ (SYN) divest.
├│ 4. ┤to shorten in length of time.
┼╕adj. ╡abridgable,┤ ╡abridgeable.┤
┼╕noun ╡abridger.┤
╩│abridge, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│abridged,╕ │abridging.╕
╜│abridged, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ shortened; condensed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This book appears in the Reader's Digest in an┤
╔┤ ╢abridged form.┤
┬┤ (Abbr:) abr.
╩│abridged, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abridgment┐╕ or │abridgement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a shortened form; condensed version, especially
┬┤ of a book or long article.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That one book is an abridgment of a three-volume┤
╔┤ ╢history.┤
┬┤ (Abbr:) abr.
┴┤ (SYN) abstract, epitome, precis, synopsis,
┴┤ condensation.
├│ 2. ┤a making shorter; an abridging.
├│ 3. ┤curtailment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an abridgment of liberties.┤
┴┤ (SYN) reduction.
╩│abridgment┐╕ or │abridgement, ╛╕noun.
╜│abrim, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ brimming.
╔┤ ╢Ex. eyes abrim with tears.┤
╩│abrim, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│abrin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a highly poisonous protein found in the Indian
┬┤ licorice or jequirity bean.
╩│abrin, ╛╕noun.
╜│abristle, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ bristling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a century abristle with dissent (Time).┤
╩│abristle, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│abroach, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
└┌╕expr. ╡set abroach,┤
├│ a. ┤to cause to flow or let out liquid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hogsheads of ale and claret were set abroach in┤
╔┤ ╢the streets (Macaulay).┤
├│ b. ┤to give rise to; spread far and wide; put in
├┤ circulation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What mischiefs he might set abroach┤
╔┤ ╢(Shakespeare).┤
╩│abroach, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│abroad, ╛╕adverb, adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adv., adj. ┤ │1a. ┤outside one's own country; in or to foreign
┬┤ lands (used in the United States especially with
┬┤ reference to Europe).
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is going abroad next year to study in Italy.┤
├│ b. ┤out in the open air; out of one's house or abode;
├┤ outdoors.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My grandfather walks abroad only on warm days.┤
├│ 2. ┤far and wide; widely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The news that the astronaut was coming quickly┤
╔┤ ╢spread abroad.┤
├│ 3. ┤in circulation; going around; current.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A rumor is abroad that school will close.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤foreign lands.
╔┤ ╢Ex. At the close of the reign of Charles the Second,┤
╔┤ ╢a great part of the iron which was used in the┤
╔┤ ╢country was imported from abroad (Macaulay).┤
└╕expr. ╡be all abroad,┤
├│ a. ┤to be far wrong in one's guess or estimate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The forecasters of a defeat for President Truman┤
╔┤ ╢in 1948 were all abroad in their reckonings.┤
├│ b. ┤to be puzzled.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The latter champion was all abroad ... and had┤
╔┤ ╢lost all presence of mind (Thackeray).┤
╩│abroad, ╛╕adverb, adjective, noun.
╜│abrogable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be abrogated.
╩│abrogable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abrogate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-gated,╕ │-gating.╕
┬┌│ 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.┤
┴┤ (SYN) annul, nullify, invalidate, void.
├│ 2. ┤to do away with.
┼╕noun ╡abrogation.┤
╩│abrogate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-gated,╕ │-gating.╕
╜│abrogative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ abrogating; annulling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an abrogative law.┤
╩│abrogative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abrogator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who abrogates.
╩│abrogator, ╛╕noun.
╜│abrupt, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤showing sudden change; unexpected.
╔┤ ╢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.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to form an abscess.
╩│abscess, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│abscessed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having an abscess; diseased with an abscess.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dentist treated my abscessed tooth.┤
╩│abscessed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abscind, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to cut off; exscind.
╩│abscind, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│abscise, ╛╕intransitive verb, transitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-scised,╕ │-scising.╕
┬┌┤ to separate or cut off by abscission.
╩│abscise, ╛╕intransitive verb, transitive verb,
╜│abscisic acid,
┬┌┤ 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.┤
┴┤ (SYN) unrestricted, unlimited, unconditional.
├│ 3. ┤established beyond correction; certain; positive.
╔┤ ╢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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. absolute temperature, absolute velocity,┤
╔┤ ╢absolute pressure.┤
├│ 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).┤
├│ 2. ┤a freeing or freedom from guilt or blame.
┴┤ (SYN) pardon, exoneration, exculpation, acquittal.
├│ 3. ┤the declaration that frees a person from guilt or
├┤ punishment for sin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Absolution or Remission of Sins, To be┤
╔┤ ╢pronounced by the Priest alone, standing (Book of┤
╔┤ ╢Common Prayer).┤
├│ 4. ┤release from a duty or promise.
┴┤ (SYN) discharge, acquittance, exemption.
├│ 5. ┤remission of penance or other ecclesiastical
├┤ sentence.
╩│absolution, ╛╕noun.
╜│absolutism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a system or form of government in which the ruler
┬┤ has unrestricted power; despotism.
┴┤ (SYN) tyranny, autocracy, totalitarianism.
├│ 2. ┤positiveness.
├│ 3. ┤(Philosophy.) the doctrine of an absolute
├┤ idealism.
╩│absolutism, ╛╕noun.
╜│absolutist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a person who favors or supports absolutism.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤despotic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the return under Soviet rule to some of the┤
╔┤ ╢darkest practices of absolutist tsarism (Wall Street┤
╔┤ ╢Journal).┤
╩│absolutist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│absolutistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of absolutists or absolutism.
╩│absolutistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│absolutize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕
┬┌┤ 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).┤
╩│absolutize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕
╜│absolutory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ absolving.
╩│absolutory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│absolvable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be absolved; deserving absolution.
┼╕noun ╡absolvableness.┤
┼╕adv. ╡absolvably.┤
╩│absolvable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│absolve, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-solved,╕ │-solving.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to declare free from sin, guilt, or blame or
┬┤ their penalties or consequences.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My brother was absolved of blame for the┤
╔┤ ╢accident. The priest absolved the man after he┤
╔┤ ╢confessed his sin and did penance.┤
┴┤ (SYN) exonerate, acquit.
├│ 2. ┤to set free (from a duty or obligation); release.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I absolve you from your promise to go.┤
┴┤ (SYN) exempt.
┼╕noun ╡absolver.┤
╩│absolve, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-solved,╕ │-solving.╕
╜│absolvent, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤absolving.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person who absolves.
╩│absolvent, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│absonant, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= discordant.
╩│absonant, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= discordant.
╜│absorb, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 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.┤
┼╕adv. ╡absorbingly.┤
╩│absorbing, ╛╕adjective.
╜│absorptance, ╛╕noun. ╟│= absorptivity ╕(def. 2).
╩│absorptance, ╛╕noun. ╟│= absorptivity ╕(def. 2).
╜│absorptiometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│absorptivity, ╛╕noun.
╜│absquatulate, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) to run away; flee; abscond.
╔┤ ╢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).┤
┼╕noun ╡absquatulation.┤
╩│absquatulate, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating.╕
╜│abs. re.,╕
┬┌┤ absente reo.
╩│abs. re.,╕
╜│abstain, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌│ 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.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤abstaining; not interfering.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an abstentionist policy or group.┤
╩│abstentionist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│abstentious, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= abstemious.
╩│abstentious, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= abstemious.
╜│absterge, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-sterged,╕ │-sterging.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to wipe off; clean by wiping.
├│ 2. ┤(Medicine.) to purge.
╩│absterge, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-sterged,╕ │-sterging.╕
╜│abstergent, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤cleansing.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a cleansing agent; detergent.
╩│abstergent, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│abstersion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. abstract reasoning, abstract mathematics.┤
┴┤ (SYN) visionary.
├│ 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.
╩│academic year,╕
╜│academism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= academicism.
╩│academism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= academicism.
╜│academist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= academician.
╩│academist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= academician.
╜│academize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-mized,╕ │-mizing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to organize into an academy.
├│ 2. ┤to make academic.
├│ 3. ┤to regulate as if by academic rules.
╩│academize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-mized,╕ │-mizing.╕
╜│academy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a place for instruction:
├│ a. ┤a private high school.
├│ 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.
╩│acausal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acausality, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ acausal quality or agency.
╩│acausality, ╛╕noun.
╜│acc.,╕
┬┌┤ an abbreviation for the following:
├│ 1. ┤accompaniment.
├│ 2. ┤according.
├│ 3. ┤account.
├│ 4. ┤(Grammar.) accusative.
╩│acc.,╕
╜│Accadian, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Akkadian.
╩│Accadian, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Akkadian.
╜│accede, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-ceded,╕ │-ceding.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to give in; agree; assent (to).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Please accede to my request.┤
┴┤ (SYN) yield, acquiesce.
├│ 2. ┤to become a party (to).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our government acceded to the treaty.┤
├│ 3. ┤to come, attain, or succeed (to an office or
├┤ dignity).
╔┤ ╢Ex. When the king died, his oldest son acceded to┤
╔┤ ╢the throne.┤
┼╕noun ╡acceder.┤
╩│accede, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-ceded,╕ │-ceding.╕
╜│accedence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the act of acceding; entering upon or agreeing to.
╩│accedence, ╛╕noun.
╜│accel.,╕
┬┌┤ (Music.) accelerando.
╩│accel.,╕
╜│accelerable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be accelerated.
╩│accelerable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accelerando, ╛╕adjective, adverb, noun, ╞pl. │-dos,╕
╞┌│ │-di.╕
┬┌┤ (Music.)
├╕adj., adv. ┤ ┤gradually increasing in speed (used as a
├┤ direction).
├╕noun ┤ ┤a gradual increase of speed.
╩│accelerando, ╛╕adjective, adverb, noun, ╞pl. │-dos,╕
╜│accelerant, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕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.
┴┤ (SYN) rhythmical.
┼╕adv. ╡accentually.┤
╩│accentual, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accentuality, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being accentual.
└╕expr. ╡accentualities,┤ ┤accentual characteristics.
╔┤ ╢Ex. With an insight into the accentualities ... of┤
╔┤ ╢modern Saxon (Charles Lamb).┤
╩│accentuality, ╛╕noun.
╜│accentuate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to call special attention to; emphasize;
┬┤ intensify.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The twinkle in her eyes accentuated her smile.┤
├│ 2. ┤to pronounce with an accent; stress.
├│ 3. ┤to mark with an accent; place an accent or
├┤ accents on.
├│ 4. ┤to increase the severity of; aggravate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The problem is accentuated by a shortage of┤
╔┤ ╢teachers and classrooms (Atlantic).┤
┼╕noun ╡accentuator.┤
╩│accentuate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
╜│accentuation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an accentuating; emphasis.
├│ 2. ┤manner of pronunciation.
├│ 3. ┤the marking of accent or stress in speech.
╩│accentuation, ╛╕noun.
╜│accept, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 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
╜│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.
╩│accessit, ╛╕noun.
╜│accessorial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ auxiliary; accessory.
╩│accessorial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accessorize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-rized,╕ │-rizing.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) to supplement with accessories.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We accessorized the outfit with a matching┤
╔┤ ╢turban (McCall's).┤
╩│accessorize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-rized,╕ │-rizing.╕
╜│accessory, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕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.
├│ 2. ┤hawklike; raptorial.
╩│accipitrine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acclaim, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to welcome with loud approval; praise highly;
┬┤ applaud.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The crowd acclaimed the fireman for rescuing two┤
╔┤ ╢people from the burning house.┤
┴┤ (SYN) extol.
├│ 2. ┤to proclaim or announce with signs of approval;
├┤ hail.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The newspapers acclaimed the fireman a hero.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Canadian.) to elect to an office without
├┤ opposition.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to shout applause.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a shout or show of approval; applause; welcome.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The astronaut was welcomed with great acclaim.┤
┴┤ (SYN) acclamation, plaudits.
┼╕noun ╡acclaimer.┤
╩│acclaim, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│acclamation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a shout of welcome or show of approval by a
┬┤ crowd; applause.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When the President stood up to speak, he was┤
╔┤ ╢greeted by the acclamation of the crowd.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Canadian.) an electing without opposition.
└╕expr. ╡by acclamation,┤ ┤with an oral vote in which the votes
└┤ are not counted, particularly an overwhelming vote
└┤ of approval.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All the members said "Aye," and so the chairman┤
╔┤ ╢was elected by acclamation.┤
╩│acclamation, ╛╕noun.
╜│acclamatory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ expressing acclamation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was sent out again by the acclamatory voice┤
╔┤ ╢of the nation (Robert Chambers).┤
╩│acclamatory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acclimatation, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acclimation.
╩│acclimatation, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acclimation.
╜│acclimate, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-mated,╕ │-mating.╕
┬┌┤ (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).┤
┼╕adj. ╡acclimatable.┤
╩│acclimate, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│acclimation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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).┤
╩│acclimatization, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acclimation.
╜│acclimatize, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕
┬┌┤ to adjust to new conditions; acclimate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You can't expect a refugee to escape one day and┤
╔┤ ╢to start building ... the next. Refugees must first┤
╔┤ ╢get acclimatized over here (Atlantic).┤
┼╕adj. ╡acclimatizable.┤
┼╕noun ╡acclimatizer.┤
╩│acclimatize, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│acclivitous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ sloping upward; acclivous.
╩│acclivitous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acclivity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌┤ an upward slope of ground.
┴┤ (SYN) ascent.
╩│acclivity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│acclivous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ rising with a slope.
╩│acclivous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accolade, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. accordant mountain tops, accordant valleys.┤
┼╕adv. ╡accordantly.┤
╩│accordant, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accordatura, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│account book,╕
╜│account current,╕ ╟│= account ╕(╛noun. def. 5c).
╩│account current,╕ ╟│= account ╕(╛noun. def. 5c).
╜│account executive,╕
┬┌┤ 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.
├│ 2. ┤a record of them.
╩│accounts receivable,╕
╜│accouple, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-pled,╕ │-pling.╕
┬┌┤ (Obsolete.) to join; couple.
┼╕noun ╡accouplement.┤
╩│accouple, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-pled,╕ │-pling.╕
╜│accouter, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tered,╕ │-tering.╕
┬┌┤ to furnish with clothing or equipment; equip;
┬┤ outfit; array, especially in military attire.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Knights were accoutered in armor.┤
╩│accouter, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tered,╕ │-tering.╕
╜│accouterment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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).┤
╩│accouterment, ╛╕noun.
╜│accoutre, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tred,╕ │-tring.╕
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) to accouter.
╩│accoutre, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tred,╕ │-tring.╕
╜│accoutrement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) accouterment.
╩│accoutrement, ╛╕noun.
╜│accredit, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to give credit or authority to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The president will accredit you as his┤
╔┤ ╢representative.┤
┴┤ (SYN) authorize.
├│ 2. ┤to send or provide with credentials.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An ambassador is accredited to a foreign country┤
╔┤ ╢to represent his government there.┤
├│ 3. ┤to recognize as coming up to an official standard.
├│ 4. ┤to accept as true; believe; trust.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My sister is always truthful and anything she┤
╔┤ ╢says will be accredited.┤
├│ 5. ┤to consider as belonging or due (to a person);
├┤ ascribe; attribute.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We accredit the invention of the telephone to┤
╔┤ ╢Alexander Graham Bell.┤
└╕expr. ╡accredit with,┤ ┤to give (a person) credit for
└┤ (something); regard (a person) as having.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I accredited him with more sense than his silly┤
╔┤ ╢behavior suggests.┤
╩│accredit, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│accreditation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(U.S.) recognition of a school, college,
┬┤ hospital, agency for social work, or the like, as
┬┤ coming up to an official standard.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There isa need for more uniform accreditation┤
╔┤ ╢and certification standards (Daniel Tanner).┤
├│ 2. ┤credentials.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His staff announced routine receipt of┤
╔┤ ╢accreditations for the new Ambassadors (Time).┤
╩│accreditation, ╛╕noun.
╜│accredited, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤recognized as coming up to an official standard.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some colleges will accept without examination┤
╔┤ ╢the graduates of accredited high schools.┤
├│ 2. ┤worthy of acceptance, belief, or trust.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Einstein was an accredited authority in┤
╔┤ ╢mathematics.┤
├│ 3. ┤provided with credentials.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an accredited diplomat.┤
╩│accredited, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accrescence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤growth.
├│ 2. ┤╡= accretion.┤
╩│accrescence, ╛╕noun.
╜│accrescent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤growing; increasing.
├│ 2. ┤(Botany.) growing larger after flowering.
╩│accrescent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accrete, ╛╕verb, ╞│-creted,╕ │-creting,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ ┤to grow together; adhere (to).
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to add as by growth.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤(Botany.) grown together.
╩│accrete, ╛╕verb, ╞│-creted,╕ │-creting,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│accretion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a growing together of separate things.
╔┤ ╢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).┤
╩│acculturative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acculturize, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕ ╟│= acculturate.
╩│acculturize, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│accumbency, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the state of being accumbent.
╩│accumbency, ╛╕noun.
╜│accumbent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Botany.) lying against something.
├│ 2. ┤reclining, as at a table.
╩│accumbent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accumulable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be accumulated.
╩│accumulable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accumulate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating.╕
┬┌╕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).┤
╩│acedia, ╛╕noun.
╜│ace-high, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) greatly respected; highly esteemed.
╩│ace-high, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Aceldama, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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).┤
┴┤ (SYN) acrimonious.
┼╕adv. ╡acerbly.┤
╩│acerb, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acerbate─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb, ╞│-bated,╕ │-bating.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to make sour, bitter, or harsh to the taste.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to exasperate; embitter.
╩│acerbate─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb, ╞│-bated,╕ │-bating.╕
╜│acerbate─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ exasperated; embittered; acerb.
╩│acerbate─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
╜│acerbic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acerb.
╔┌┤ ╢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.
╩│acetification, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetify, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-fied,╕ │-fying.╕
┬┌┤ to turn into vinegar or acetic acid.
┼╕noun ╡acetifier.┤
╩│acetify, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│acetimeter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an apparatus for measuring the quantity of acetic
┬┤ acid in a solution, especially in vinegar.
╩│acetimeter, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetimetry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the determination of the strength of vinegar.
├│ 2. ┤the measurement of the proportion of acetic acid
├┤ in any substance.
╩│acetimetry, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetize, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕
┬┌┤ to become sour; acetify.
╩│acetize, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕
╜│aceto-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) acetic acid or acetyl.
╔┤ ╢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.
╩│acetyl, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetylate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating.╕
┬┌┤ 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).┤
┼╕noun ╡acetylation.┤
╩│acetylate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating.╕
╜│acetylcholine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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).
╩│acetylcholine, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetylcholinesterase, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cholinesterase.
╩│acetylcholinesterase, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cholinesterase.
╜│acetyl coenzyme A,╕
┬┌┤ (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 ┤ │1. ┤an Achaemenid.
├│ 2. ┤the Persian language of the Achaemenids.
╩│Achaemenian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Achaemenid, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-menids,╕ │-menides,╕
╛┌╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕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.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of the Achaemenids; Achaemenian.
╩│Achaemenid, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-menids,╕ │-menides,╕
╜│Achaian, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Achaean.
╩│Achaian, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Achaean.
╜│achalasia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (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.
╩│achondroplasia, ╛╕noun.
╜│achondroplasiac, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╟┌│ ╟│= achondroplastic.
╩│achondroplasiac, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│achondroplastic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕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.
╩│achromatin, ╛╕noun.
╜│achromatism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤freedom from chromatic aberration.
├│ 2. ┤lack of color.
╩│achromatism, ╛╕noun.
╜│achromatize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕
┬┌┤ to make achromatic; remove color from.
┼╕noun ╡achromatization.┤
╩│achromatize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕
╜│achromatopsia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ total color blindness.
╩│achromatopsia, ╛╕noun.
╜│achromatous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤lacking color.
├│ 2. ┤having less color than normal.
╩│achromatous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│achromic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ lacking color.
╩│achromic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│achromotrichia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a graying of the hair in humans, or of the fur in
┬┤ animals, caused by a deficiency in the diet.
╩│achromotrichia, ╛╕noun.
╜│achromous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= achromic.
╩│achromous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= achromic.
╜│Achromycin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) tetracycline (an antibiotic drug).
╩│Achromycin, ╛╕noun.
╜│Achtung, ╛╕interjection.
┬┌┤ (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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Granite is an acidic rock.┤
╩│acidic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acidiferous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ yielding an acid.
╩│acidiferous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acidific, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ producing acidity or an acid; acidifying.
╩│acidific, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acidification, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the process of acidifying.
╩│acidification, ╛╕noun.
╜│acidify, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-fied,╕ │-fying.╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤to make or become sour.
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to make caustic or turn sour.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His thin existence [was] all acidified into rage┤
╔┤ ╢(Thomas Carlyle).┤
├│ 2. ┤to change into an acid.
├│ 3. ┤to make or become acid.
┼╕adj. ╡acidifiable.┤
┼╕noun ╡acidifier.┤
╩│acidify, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│acidimeter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument for determining the strength of acids
┬┤ or acid solutions.
╩│acidimeter, ╛╕noun.
╜│acidimetric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or involving acidimetry.
╩│acidimetric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acidimetrical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acidimetric.
╩│acidimetrical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acidimetric.
╜│acidimetry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤measurement of the strength of acids.
├│ 2. ┤determination of the amount of free acid in a
├┤ solution, as by titration.
╩│acidimetry, ╛╕noun.
╜│acidity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤acid quality or condition; sourness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the acidity of vinegar.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. The acidity of his remarks showed the┤
╔┤ ╢disappointment in his defeat.┤
├│ 2. ┤the degree of acid quality.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the acidity of a soil.┤
├│ 3. ┤an excess of acid, especially hyperacidity.
├│ 4. ┤(Chemistry.) the number of replaceable--OH groups
├┤ in the molecule of a base.
╩│acidity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│acidization, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acidification.
╩│acidization, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acidification.
╜│acidize, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-dized,╕ │-dizing.╕ ╟│= acidify.
╩│acidize, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│acid jazz,╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│acid trip,╕
╜│acidulate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to make slightly acid or sour.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to make caustic or harsh.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a compliment acidulated with some scorn.┤
┼╕noun ╡acidulation.┤
╩│acidulate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating.╕
╜│acidulated, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤slightly acid or sour.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) embittered.
╩│acidulated, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acidulent, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acidulous.
╩│acidulent, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acidulous.
╜│acidulous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤slightly acid or sour.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) caustic; harsh.
╔┤ ╢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.
╩│acierage, ╛╕noun.
╜│acierate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) to convert (iron) into steel.
╩│acierate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
╜│acieration, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ conversion into steel.
╩│acieration, ╛╕noun.
╜│aciform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ needle-shaped; acicular.
╩│aciform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acinaciform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ scimitar-shaped.
╔┤ ╢Ex. acinaciform leaves.┤
╩│acinaciform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acinar, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Anatomy.) having to do with an acinus or acini.
╩│acinar, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aciniform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ clustered like grapes; acinous.
╩│aciniform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acinose, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acinous.
╩│acinose, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acinous.
╜│acinous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ composed of or like a cluster of small berries;
┬┤ consisting of acini.
╩│acinous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acinus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ni.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Botany.)
├│ a. ┤one of the small, fleshy berries (drupelets) that
├┤ make up such compound fruits as the blackberry.
├│ b. ┤the compound fruit that they compose.
├│ c. ┤the stone or seed of a grape or berry.
├│ d. ┤a berry which grows in clusters, such as grapes
├┤ or currants.
├│ 2. ┤(Anatomy.) a minute lobule; one of the small
├┤ terminal sacs with constricted lumen in a lung or
├┤ exocrine gland.
╩│acinus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ni.╕
╜│acipenserid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= acipenseroid.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤an acipenseroid fish, such as the sturgeon.
╩│acipenserid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│acipenseroid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a group of fishes that
┬┤ includes the sturgeons and related forms.
╩│acipenseroid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Acis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Myth.) a youth who fell in love with Galatea
┬┤ and was slain by Polyphemus in a jealous rage. His
┬┤ blood became the river Acis, in Sicily.
╩│Acis, ╛╕noun.
╜│ack-ack┐╕ or │Ack-Ack, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.)
├│ 1. ┤antiaircraft fire.
├│ 2. ┤antiaircraft artillery.
╩│ack-ack┐╕ or │Ack-Ack, ╛╕noun.
╜│ackee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a tropical tree of the soapberry family, native
┬┤ to West Africa, whose fruit contains oily seeds
┬┤ embedded in a white, spongy aril.
├│ 2. ┤the aril, which is cooked and eaten as a
├┤ vegetable. Also, ╡akee.┤
╩│ackee, ╛╕noun.
╜│acknowledge, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-edged,╕ │-edging.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to admit to be true or to exist.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He acknowledges his own faults.┤
┴┤ (SYN) grant, concede, confess, avow, own.
├│ 2. ┤to recognize the authority or claims of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boys acknowledged the pitcher to be the best┤
╔┤ ╢player on the baseball team.┤
├│ 3. ┤to express appreciation of or make known that one
├┤ has received (a favor, service, gift, or message).
╔┤ ╢Ex. She acknowledged the gift with a pleasant┤
╔┤ ╢letter. I acknowledged her letter at once.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Law.)
├│ a. ┤to recognize as genuine; certify.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to acknowledge a deed before a notary public.┤
├│ b. ┤to admit (a debt or other liability).
├│ 5. ┤to respond to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He acknowledged the greeting with a nod.┤
┼╕adj. ╡acknowledgeable.┤
┼╕adv. ╡acknowledgedly.┤
┼╕noun ╡acknowledger.┤
╩│acknowledge, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-edged,╕ │-edging.╕
╜│acknowledgment┐╕ or │acknowledgement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.┤
┴┤ (SYN) admission, concession, confession, avowal.
├│ 3. ┤answering; response.
╔┤ ╢Ex. acknowledgment of an introduction.┤
├│ 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.
╩│acquest, ╛╕noun.
╜│acquiesce, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-esced,╕ │-escing.╕
┬┌┤ to give consent; accept by keeping silent or by not
┬┤ making objections; agree or submit quietly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to acquiesce in a decision. We acquiesced in┤
╔┤ ╢their plan because we could not suggest a better one.┤
┴┤ (SYN) accede, assent, concur.
┼╕adv. ╡acquiescingly.┤
╩│acquiesce, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-esced,╕ │-escing.╕
╜│acquiescence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ consent given without making objections; agreeing or
┬┤ submitting quietly; assent.
╩│acquiescence, ╛╕noun.
╜│acquiescent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ quietly consenting or agreeing; acquiescing.
┼╕adv. ╡acquiescently.┤
╩│acquiescent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acquire, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-quired,╕ │-quiring.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to get by one's own efforts or actions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He acquired the money for a college education by┤
╔┤ ╢working summers.┤
┴┤ (SYN) gain, win, attain.
├│ 2. ┤to come to have; get as one's own.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to acquire land. He acquired a strong liking for┤
╔┤ ╢sports at camp.┤
┴┤ (SYN) obtain.
├│ 3. ┤to find, take up, and hold.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This ... robot uses vision to acquire the┤
╔┤ ╢letters that spell out its name, and arranges them┤
╔┤ ╢in order (G. I. Robertson).┤
┼╕adj. ╡acquirable.┤
┼╕noun ╡acquirer.┤
╩│acquire, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-quired,╕ │-quiring.╕
╜│acquired character┐╕ or │characteristic,
┬┌┤ 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).┤
┴┤ (SYN) avid, covetous.
├│ 2. ┤likely to get and keep.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A great scholar is acquisitive of ideas.┤
┼╕adv. ╡acquisitively.┤
┼╕noun ╡acquisitiveness.┤
╩│acquisitive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acquit, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-quitted,╕ │-quitting.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to declare (a person) not guilty (of an offense);
┬┤ set free after considering evidence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The man accused of stealing the money was┤
╔┤ ╢acquitted.┤
┴┤ (SYN) clear, exonerate, exculpate.
├│ 2. ┤to pay off or settle (a debt or claim).
├│ 3. ┤(Archaic.) to set free or release (from a duty or
├┤ obligation).
└╕expr. ╡acquit oneself,┤ ┤to do one's part; behave oneself;
└┤ conduct oneself.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The soldiers acquitted themselves bravely in┤
╔┤ ╢battle.┤
┼╕noun ╡acquitter.┤
╩│acquit, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-quitted,╕ │-quitting.╕
╜│acquitment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Obsolete.) acquittal.
╩│acquitment, ╛╕noun.
╜│acquittal, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of setting free by declaring not guilty;
┬┤ discharge; release.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The jury brought in a verdict of acquittal.┤
├│ 2. ┤performance (of a duty or obligation).
╩│acquittal, ╛╕noun.
╜│acquittance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a written release from a debt or obligation.
├│ 2. ┤the payment of a debt; settlement of a claim.
├│ 3. ┤a written statement showing that a debt has been
├┤ paid; receipt for the full amount.
╩│acquittance, ╛╕noun.
╜│acraldehyde, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acrolein.
╩│acraldehyde, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acrolein.
╜│acranial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having no skull.
╩│acranial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acrasin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance produced by certain amebas as an
┬┤ attractant, causing a group of amebas to aggregate.
╩│acrasin, ╛╕noun.
╜│acrawl, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ crawling; swarming.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... acrawl with Siamese cats and intellectual┤
╔┤ ╢gentility (Time).┤
╩│acrawl, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│acre, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a measure of land, 160 square rods, 4,840 square
┬┤ yards, or 43,560 square feet, or 4,047 square meters.
├│ 2. ┤a field (obsolete except in ╖God's acre┤).
└╕expr. ╡acres,┤
├│ a. ┤lands; property.
╔┤ ╢Ex. broad acres.┤
├│ b. ┤(Informal.) large quantities.
╔┤ ╢Ex. acres of money.┤
╩│acre, ╛╕noun.
╜│acreage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤number of acres; extent in acres.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The acreage of this park is over 800.┤
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) a piece of land sold by the acre.
╩│acreage, ╛╕noun.
╜│acred, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having acres; landed (used chiefly in compounds).
╩│acred, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acre-foot, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-feet.╕
┬┌┤ a unit of measure of the volume of water in
┬┤ irrigation, equal to an acre of water one foot deep;
┬┤ 43,560 cubic feet or 1,233.5 cubic meters.
╩│acre-foot, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-feet.╕
╜│acre-inch, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 3,630 cubic feet or 102.79 cubic meters; 1/12 of an
┬┤ acre-foot.
╩│acre-inch, ╛╕noun.
╜│acres, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡acre.┤┤
╩│acres, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│acrid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤sharp, bitter, or stinging to the taste, or to
┬┤ the nose, eyes, or skin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Smoke feels acrid in your nose.┤
┴┤ (SYN) irritating, corrosive, pungent.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) irritating in manner; sharp in
├┤ temper.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The quarrelsome old man had an acrid disposition.┤
┴┤ (SYN) caustic, acrimonious.
┼╕adv. ╡acridly.┤
┼╕noun ╡acridness.┤
╩│acrid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acridine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a colorless, crystalline compound, obtained from
┬┤ coal tar, used in the synthesis of certain dyes and
┬┤ drugs and as a reagent.
╩│acridine, ╛╕noun.
╜│acridity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤acrid quality; pungent bitterness; sharpness.
├│ 2. ┤a caustic comment.
╩│acridity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│acridology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the study of locusts.
╩│acridology, ╛╕noun.
╜│acriflavine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or like an acrostic.
┼╕adv. ╡acrostically.┤
╩│acrostic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│acrostical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acrostic.
╩│acrostical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acrostic.
╜│acroterion, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teria.╕ ╟│= acroterium.
╩│acroterion, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teria.╕ ╟│= acroterium.
╜│acroterium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teria.╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤one of the angles of a pediment.
├│ b. ┤an ornament erected on it.
├│ 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.
╩│acting, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│actinia, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-iae╕ , │-ias.╕ ╟│= sea anemone.
╩│actinia, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-iae╕ , │-ias.╕ ╟│= sea anemone.
╜│actinian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of a sea anemone.
├│ 2. ┤like a sea anemone.
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= sea anemone.┤
╩│actinian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│actinic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤producing chemical changes by radiation.
├│ 2. ┤of actinism.
┼╕adv. ╡actinically.┤
╩│actinic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│actinic rays,╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│action spectrum,╕
╜│activate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-vated,╕ │-vating.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to make active; cause to act.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The storm of recent protests ... has also┤
╔┤ ╢activated many persons in positions of government┤
╔┤ ╢(Listener).┤
┴┤ (SYN) impel, motivate, prompt.
├│ 2. ┤(Physics.) to make radioactive.
├│ 3. ┤(Chemistry.) to make capable of reacting or of
├┤ speeding up a reaction.
├│ 4. ┤to purify (sewage) by treating it with air and
├┤ bacteria.
├│ 5. ┤to make (charcoal, carbon, etc.) capable of
├┤ absorbing impurities, especially in the form of
├┤ gases.
├│ 6. ┤(U.S.) to make (a military unit) active by
├┤ assigning personnel and equipment to it and issuing
├┤ orders for duty to it.
┼╕noun ╡activation.┤
┼╕noun ╡activator.┤
╩│activate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-vated,╕ │-vating.╕
╜│activated alumina,
┬┌┤ 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).┤
├│ 6. ┤radioactivity.
╩│activity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│activity series,╕ ╟│= electromotive series.
╩│activity series,╕ ╟│= electromotive series.
╜│activize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-vized,╕ │-vizing.╕
┬┌┤ to make active; activate.
╩│activize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-vized,╕ │-vizing.╕
╜│act of faith,╕
┬┌┤ an act showing or requiring faith.
╩│act of faith,╕
╜│act of God,╕
┬┌┤ 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).┤
╩│actuality, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│actualize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ to make (a plan or idea) actual; convert into action
┬┤ or a fact.
┼╕noun ╡actualization.┤
╩│actualize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│actually, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in fact; really; truly.
╔┤ ╢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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. astute political acumen.┤
┴┤ (SYN) discernment, perception.
╩│acumen, ╛╕noun.
╜│acuminate, ╛╕adjective, verb, ╞│-nated,╕ │-nating.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤tapering to a point; pointed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. acuminate leaves.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to make sharp or pointed.
┼╕noun ╡acumination.┤
╩│acuminate, ╛╕adjective, verb, ╞│-nated,╕ │-nating.╕
╜│acuminous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ acute; keen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an acuminous display of talent.┤
╩│acuminous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acupressure, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
┴┤ (SYN) saw, maxim, aphorism, epigram.
╩│adage, ╛╕noun.
╜│adagietto, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tos.╕
┬┌┤ (Music.) a short adagio.
╩│adagietto, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tos.╕
╜│adagio, ╛╕adverb, adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-gios.╕
┬┌╕adv., adj. ┤ ┤(Music.) somewhat slowly; more slowly than
┬┤ andante (used as a direction).
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤(Music.) a slow part.
├│ 2. ┤in ballet:
├│ a. ┤a slow dance in which the female partner performs
├┤ difficult feats of balancing.
├│ b. ┤the movements practiced in a ballet lesson for
├┤ development of balance, line, and grace.
╩│adagio, ╛╕adverb, adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-gios.╕
╜│Adam─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ 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,╕
╜│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.
╩│Addressograph, ╛╕noun.
╜│adduce, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-duced,╕ │-ducing.╕
┬┌┤ 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).┤
┴┤ (SYN) present, advance, allege, instance.
┼╕noun ╡adducer.┤
╩│adduce, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-duced,╕ │-ducing.╕
╜│adduceable, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= adducible.
╩│adduceable, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= adducible.
╜│adducent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ adducting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. adducent muscles.┤
╩│adducent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adducible, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be adduced.
╩│adducible, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adduct, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│adfected, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ad fin.,╕
┬┌┤ ad finem.
╩│ad fin.,╕
╜│ad finem,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) to or at the end.
╩│ad finem,
╜│ad gloriam,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) for glory.
╩│ad gloriam,
╜│ad gustum,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) to the taste; to one's liking.
╩│ad gustum,
╜│ADH,╕
┬┌┤ antidiuretic hormone.
╩│ADH,╕
╜│adharma, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Hinduism.) wrong behavior; injustice;
┬┤ unrighteousness.
╩│adharma, ╛╕noun.
╜│adhere, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-hered,╕ │-hering.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to stick fast; remain attached (to).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mud adheres to your shoes. Paint adheres best to┤
╔┤ ╢a clean, dry surface.┤
┴┤ (SYN) cling.
├│ 2. ┤to hold closely or firmly (to).
╔┤ ╢Ex. He adheres to his ideas even when they are┤
╔┤ ╢proved wrong. We adhered to our plan in spite of the┤
╔┤ ╢storm.┤
┴┤ (SYN) cleave, persevere.
├│ 3. ┤to be devoted or attached (to); be a follower or
├┤ upholder; give allegiance (to a party, leader, or
├┤ belief).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many people adhere to the church of their┤
╔┤ ╢parents.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Obsolete.) to agree.
┼╕noun ╡adherer.┤
╩│adhere, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-hered,╕ │-hering.╕
╜│adherence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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).┤
╩│ad idem,
╜│adieu, ╛╕interjection, noun, ╞pl. │adieus,╕ │adieux.╕
┬┌┤ good-by; farewell.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to make one's adieus.┤
╩│adieu, ╛╕interjection, noun, ╞pl. │adieus,╕ │adieux.╕
╜│ad inf.,╕
┬┌┤ ad infinitum.
╩│ad inf.,╕
╜│ad infinitum,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) without limit; endlessly.
╔┤ ╢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.
┴┤ (SYN) recess.
╩│adjournment, ╛╕noun.
╜│Adjt.,╕
┬┌┤ adjutant.
╩│Adjt.,╕
╜│adjudge, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-judged,╕ │-judging.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to decree or decide by law; judge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The accused man was adjudged guilty. The boy's┤
╔┤ ╢case was adjudged in the juvenile court.┤
┴┤ (SYN) rule, pronounce, adjudicate.
├│ 2. ┤to award or assign by law; grant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The property was adjudged to the rightful owner.┤
├│ 3. ┤to condemn or sentence by law.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The thief was adjudged to prison for two years.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.) to deem; consider.
╩│adjudge, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-judged,╕ │-judging.╕
╜│adjudgeable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be judged.
╩│adjudgeable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adjudgment, ╛╕noun. ╟│= adjudication.
╩│adjudgment, ╛╕noun. ╟│= adjudication.
╜│adjudicate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-cated,╕ │-cating.╕
┬┌╕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.
╩│adjuration, ╛╕noun.
╜│adjuratory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ containing a solemn appeal or command.
╩│adjuratory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adjure, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-jured,╕ │-juring.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to ask earnestly or solemnly.
╔┤ ╢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).
┴┤ (SYN) charge.
┼╕noun ╡adjurer,┤ ╡adjuror.┤
╩│adjure, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-jured,╕ │-juring.╕
╜│adjust, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 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.
╩│adless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adlib, ╛╕verb, ╞│-libbed,╕ │-libbing,╕ ╛adjective,
╛┌╕ adverb, noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├╕v.i., v.t. ┤ ┤to make up as one goes along; improvise (words,
├┤ music, or gestures not in a script or score);
├┤ extemporize.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The actor forgot some of his lines and had to┤
╔┤ ╢adlib his part. The speaker adlibbed a pun.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤made up on the spot; extemporized; improvised.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He wasn't much of a juggler, but his adlib┤
╔┤ ╢comments to the audience made him popular (Newsweek).┤
├╕adv. ┤ ┤on the spur of the moment; by making up (words,
├┤ music, etc.) as one goes along; freely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The orchestra played adlib. Arnold Toynbee┤
╔┤ ╢writes his history, instead of dictating adlib on┤
╔┤ ╢the tape (New Statesman).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤music, words, or gestures made up as one goes along.
╔┤ ╢Ex. John Ford, who was directing, let him flounder┤
╔┤ ╢through a nervous adlib--no prompting (Saturday┤
╔┤ ╢Evening Post).┤
┼╕noun ╡adlibber.┤
╩│adlib, ╛╕verb, ╞│-libbed,╕ │-libbing,╕ ╛adjective,
╜│ad lib,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤without stint.
╔┤ ╢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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the admass audience, an admass society.┤
╩│admass, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│admeasure, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ured,╕ │-uring.╕
┬┌┤ to assign to (each person) his rightful share;
┬┤ measure out to; apportion.
┼╕noun ╡admeasurer.┤
╩│admeasure, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ured,╕ │-uring.╕
╜│admeasurement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤just apportionment of shares in anything.
├│ 2. ┤the process of measuring.
├│ 3. ┤size; dimensions; proportions.
╩│admeasurement, ╛╕noun.
╜│Admetus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (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.
╩│administered price,╕
╜│administerial, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= administrative.
╩│administerial, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= administrative.
╜│administrable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be administered.
╩│administrable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│administrant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤administering.
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= administrator.┤
╩│administrant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│administrate, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-trated,╕ │-trating.╕ ╟│= administer.
╩│administrate, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│administration, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.
╩│administration, ╛╕noun.
╜│administrational, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= administrative.
╩│administrational, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= administrative.
╜│administrative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 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.
┼╕noun ╡administratorship.┤
╩│administrator, ╛╕noun.
╜│administratrix, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-trixes,╕ │-trices.╕
┬┌┤ (Law.) a woman administrator.
╩│administratrix, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-trixes,╕ │-trices.╕
╜│admirability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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╕
╜│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.
╩│adobo, ╛╕noun.
╜│adolesce, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-lesced,╕ │-lescing.╕
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤to be or become an adolescent.
├│ 2. ┤to behave like an adolescent.
╩│adolesce, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-lesced,╕ │-lescing.╕
╜│adolescence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤growth from childhood to adulthood.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the dreamy, stormy years of adolescence.┤
├│ 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).┤
╩│ad referendum,
╜│ad rem,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) to the point.
╩│ad rem,
╜│adrenal, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤on or near the kidney; suprarenal.
├│ 2. ┤of or derived from the adrenal glands.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an adrenal gland.
┼╕adv. ╡adrenally.┤
╩│adrenal, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│adrenalectomize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-mized,╕ │-mizing.╕
┬┌┤ to remove one or both of the adrenal glands by
┬┤ surgery.
╩│adrenalectomize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-mized,╕ │-mizing.╕
╜│adrenalectomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. adrenocortical steroids.┤
╩│adrenocortical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adrenocorticotrophic, ╛╕adjective.
╟┌│ ╟│= adrenocorticotropic.
╩│adrenocorticotrophic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adrenocorticotrophin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= adrenocorticotropin
╟┌╕ ╕(ACTH).
╩│adrenocorticotrophin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= adrenocorticotropin
╜│adrenocorticotropic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│adularia, ╛╕noun.
╜│adulate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating.╕
┬┌┤ to praise too much; flatter slavishly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What is there to adulate in me! Am I┤
╔┤ ╢particularly intelligent? (W. S. Gilbert).┤
┼╕noun ╡adulator.┤
╩│adulate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating.╕
╜│adulation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ too much praise; slavish flattery.
╔┤ ╢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.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤adulterating.
╩│adulterant, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│adulterate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕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.
┴┤ (SYN) spurious, counterfeit.
├│ 2. ┤╡= adulterous.┤
┼╕noun ╡adulterator.┤
╩│adulterate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│adulteration, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act or process of adulterating.
╔┤ ╢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.
╩│adumbrant, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adumbrate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-brated,╕ │-brating.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to indicate faintly; outline; sketch.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One may adumbrate a few generic traits, though┤
╔┤ ╢each has many exceptions (Harper's).┤
┴┤ (SYN) suggest.
├│ 2. ┤to foreshadow.
┴┤ (SYN) typify, symbolize.
├│ 3. ┤to overshadow; obscure.
┴┤ (SYN) darken.
┼╕noun ╡adumbration.┤
╩│adumbrate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-brated,╕ │-brating.╕
╜│adumbrative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ faintly indicating or typifying.
┼╕adv. ╡adumbratively.┤
╩│adumbrative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adunc, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ bent or curved inward; hooked.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an adunc bill, beak, or nose.┤
╩│adunc, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aduncous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= adunc.
╩│aduncous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= adunc.
╜│ad unguem,
┬┌┤ (Latin.)
├│ 1. ┤to a nicety.
├│ 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).┤
┬┤ (Abbr:) ad val.
╩│ad valorem,
╜│advance, ╛╕verb, ╞│-vanced,╕ │-vancing,╕ ╛noun, adjective.
┬┌╕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.┤
┼╕noun ╡advancer.┤
┼╕adv. ╡advancingly.┤
╩│advance, ╛╕verb, ╞│-vanced,╕ │-vancing,╕ ╛noun, adjective.
╜│advance agent,╕ ╟│= advance man.
╩│advance agent,╕ ╟│= advance man.
╜│advanced, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤in front of others; forward.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our army is in an advanced position.┤
├│ 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.
╩│advective, ╛╕adjective.
╜│advene, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-vened,╕ │-vening.╕
┬┌┤ to come about as something extraneous or
┬┤ adventitious; supervene.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Unexpected benefits often advene from an┤
╔┤ ╢invention or a discovery.┤
╩│advene, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-vened,╕ │-vening.╕
╜│advent, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.┤
├│ 2. ┤of an adverb; forming adverbs.
╔┤ ╢Ex. -ly is an adverbial suffix.┤
├│ 3. ┤given to the use of or containing adverbs.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an adverbial style.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤an adverbial word or group of words.
┼╕adv. ╡adverbially.┤
╩│adverbial, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│adverbiality, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the state or quality of being adverbial.
╩│adverbiality, ╛╕noun.
╜│adverbialize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ to make an adverb of (a word or phrase).
╩│adverbialize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│ad verbum,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) word for word; verbatim.
╩│ad verbum,
╜│adversary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-saries,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person or group opposing or hostile to another
┬┤ person or group; enemy; antagonist.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The United States and Japan were adversaries in┤
╔┤ ╢World War II.┤
┴┤ (SYN) foe.
├│ 2. ┤a person or group on the other side in a contest;
├┤ opponent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Which school is our adversary in this week's┤
╔┤ ╢football game?┤
┴┤ (SYN) rival, contestant.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤antagonistic; adverse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "The hearings," Senator Watkins said on the┤
╔┤ ╢opening day, "are not to be adversary in character"┤
╔┤ ╢(New Yorker).┤
└╕expr. ╡the Adversary,┤ ┤Satan, as the enemy of mankind; the
└┤ Devil.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Or shall the Adversary thus obtain his end?┤
╔┤ ╢(Milton).┤
╩│adversary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-saries,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│adversative, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤expressing contrast, opposition, or antithesis.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "But" and "yet" are adversative conjunctions.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤an adversative word, expression, or proposition.
┼╕adv. ╡adversatively.┤
╩│adversative, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│adverse, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤unfriendly in purpose or effect; hostile.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His adverse criticisms discouraged me.┤
┴┤ (SYN) antagonistic.
├│ 2. ┤acting against one's interests; unfavorable;
├┤ harmful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. adverse circumstances. Dirt and disease are┤
╔┤ ╢adverse to the best growth of children. An┤
╔┤ ╢unbalanced diet has an adverse effect upon health.┤
┴┤ (SYN) injurious, inimical.
├│ 3. ┤acting in or coming from a contrary direction;
├┤ opposing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Adverse winds hinder planes.┤
├│ 4. ┤opposite in position.
├│ 5. ┤(Botany.) turned toward the stem.
┼╕adv. ╡adversely.┤
┼╕noun ╡adverseness.┤
╩│adverse, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adversity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a condition of unhappiness, misfortune, or
┬┤ distress; being in unfavorable circumstances,
┬┤ especially unfavorable financial circumstances.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He that never was acquainted with adversity has┤
╔┤ ╢seen the world but on one side (Samuel Johnson).┤
├│ 2. ┤a particular misfortune; calamity; hardship.
╔┤ ╢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.┤
╩│advertising, ╛╕noun.
╜│advertize, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕ ╟│= advertise.
╩│advertize, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│advice, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Come, thou Advocate and Saviour, Manifest thy┤
╔┤ ╢wondrous grace (John Wesley).┤
╩│advocate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-cated,╕ │-cating,╕ ╛noun.
╜│advocation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. aeronautical engineering, aeronautical┤
╔┤ ╢meteorology.┤
┼╕adv. ╡aeronautically.┤
╩│aeronautical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aeronautics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│aerophore, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerophotography, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aerial photography.
╩│aerophotography, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aerial photography.
╜│aerophysics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of physics that deals with the
┬┤ atmosphere; aerodynamics and aerostatics.
╩│aerophysics, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerophyte, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a plant nourished by the air instead of the soil;
┬┤ air plant; epiphyte.
╩│aerophyte, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeroplane, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) ╡= airplane.┤
╩│aeroplane, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeropulse, ╛╕noun. ╟│= pulsejet.
╩│aeropulse, ╛╕noun. ╟│= pulsejet.
╜│aeroresonator, ╛╕noun. ╟│= pulsejet.
╩│aeroresonator, ╛╕noun. ╟│= pulsejet.
╜│aeroscepsis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) the ability to perceive the state of the
┬┤ atmosphere.
╩│aeroscepsis, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeroscepsy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) aeroscepsis.
╩│aeroscepsy, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeroscope, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument for collecting dust, bacteria, spores,
┬┤ or other contaminants from the air for microscopic
┬┤ investigation.
╩│aeroscope, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeroscopic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with exercising aeroscopy.
╩│aeroscopic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aeroscopy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) perception or observation of atmospheric
┬┤ conditions, as by insects and snails.
╩│aeroscopy, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeroshell, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a parachutelike device used to decelerate a
┬┤ spacecraft making a soft landing.
╩│aeroshell, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerosiderite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a meteorite consisting mainly of metallic iron.
╩│aerosiderite, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerosiderolite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a meteorite containing both iron and stone.
╩│aerosiderolite, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerosol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤very fine colloidal particles of a solid or
┬┤ liquid substance suspended in the air or in some
┬┤ other gas. Smoke and fog are common aerosols.
├│ 2. ┤an aerosol bomb or container.
╩│aerosol, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerosol bomb┐,╕ │can,╕ or │container,╕
┬┌┤ a can containing an insecticide, cosmetic, or other
┬┤ product under pressure, that may be released as a
┬┤ spray or mist; spray can.
╩│aerosol bomb┐,╕ │can,╕ or │container,╕
╜│aerosol cloud,╕
┬┌┤ a man-made spray or mist in which disease-producing
┬┤ or chemical agents are suspended.
╩│aerosol cloud,╕
╜│aerosolize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to discharge in a fine colloidal suspension of
┬┤ spray or mist.
├│ 2. ┤to produce or package in aerosol form.
╔┤ ╢Ex. aerosolized drugs.┤
┼╕noun ╡aerosolization.┤
╩│aerosolize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│aerosoloscope, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│aerotechnical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aerotechnological, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aerotechnical.
╩│aerotechnological, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aerotechnical.
╜│aerotherapeutics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.┤
╩│aestheticism, ╛╕noun.
╜│aestheticist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aesthetician.
╩│aestheticist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aesthetician.
╜│aestheticize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-cized,╕ │-cizing.╕
┬┌┤ to make aesthetic or agreeable to refined taste.
╩│aestheticize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-cized,╕ │-cizing.╕
╜│aesthetics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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).┤
┬┤ Also, ╡esthetics.┤
╩│aesthetics, ╛╕noun.
╜│aestival, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= estival.
╩│aestival, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= estival.
╜│aestivate ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-vated,╕ │-vating.╕
╟┌│ ╟│= estivate.
╩│aestivate ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-vated,╕ │-vating.╕
╜│aestivation, ╛╕noun. ╟│= estivation.
╩│aestivation, ╛╕noun. ╟│= estivation.
╜│aestivator, ╛╕noun. ╟│= estivator.
╩│aestivator, ╛╕noun. ╟│= estivator.
╜│aet.┐╕ or │aetat.,╕
┬┌┤ 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).┤
╩│affluent society,╕
╜│afflux, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a flow toward or to a place or part.
╩│afflux, ╛╕noun.
╜│afforce, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-forced,╕ │-forcing.╕
┬┌┤ to reinforce or strengthen (a jury, court, or other
┬┤ legal body) by adding new members.
┼╕noun ╡afforcement.┤
╩│afforce, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-forced,╕ │-forcing.╕
╜│afford, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to have or spare the money for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Can we afford a new car?┤
├│ 2. ┤to manage to give, spare, or have.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A busy man can't afford a delay. Can you afford┤
╔┤ ╢the time?┤
┴┤ (SYN) bear.
├│ 3. ┤to be able without difficulty or harm; have the
├┤ means.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He cannot afford to waste so much time. I can't┤
╔┤ ╢afford to take the chance.┤
┴┤ (SYN) manage.
├│ 4. ┤to give as an effect or a result; provide.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Reading this story will afford real pleasure.┤
┴┤ (SYN) confer, bestow.
├│ 5. ┤to furnish from natural resources; yield.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our garden affords a good supply of fresh┤
╔┤ ╢vegetables. Some trees afford resin.┤
┴┤ (SYN) supply.
├│ 6. ┤to grant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Kind heav'n afford him everlasting rest┤
╔┤ ╢(Alexander Pope).┤
┴┤ (SYN) give.
┼╕adj. ╡affordable.┤
╩│afford, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│afforest, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to change (open land) into forest.
╩│afforest, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│afforestation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the changing of open land into forest.
├│ 2. ┤the territory afforested.
╩│afforestation, ╛╕noun.
╜│afforestment, ╛╕noun. ╟│= afforestation ╕(def. 1).
╩│afforestment, ╛╕noun. ╟│= afforestation ╕(def. 1).
╜│affranchise, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-chised,╕ │-chising.╕
╟┌│ ╟│= enfranchise.
╩│affranchise, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-chised,╕ │-chising.╕
╜│affray, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕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.
├│ 3. ┤(Archaic.) to face toward; front on; face.
┼╕noun ╡affronter.┤
╩│affront, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│affrontive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) affronting; insulting.
╩│affrontive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│affuse, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-fused,╕ │-fusing.╕
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) to pour (water or other liquid) on a
┬┤ person or thing.
╩│affuse, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-fused,╕ │-fusing.╕
╜│affusion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│Africana, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│African-American, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╟┌│ ╟│= Afro-American.
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. ... the movement the Rev. Jesse Jackson is┤
╔┤ ╢spearheading to officially declare us┤
╔┤ ╢African-Americans (Washington Post).┤
╩│African-American, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│African daisy,╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Africanization of the civil service.┤
╩│Africanization, ╛╕noun.
╜│Africanize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to make African, as in customs, language, or
┬┤ ownership.
├│ 2. ┤to turn over to Africans or place in their
├┤ custody.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Technical services are even less Africanized┤
╔┤ ╢(Atlantic).┤
╩│Africanize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│Africanized bee┐╕ or │honeybee,╕ ╟│= killer bee ╕(def.
╟┌╕ 2).
╩│Africanized bee┐╕ or │honeybee,╕ ╟│= killer bee ╕(def.
╜│African lily,╕
┬┌┤ a variety of agapanthus, grown for its blue or white
┬┤ flowers.
╩│African lily,╕
╜│African lion hound,╕ ╟│= Rhodesian ridgeback.
╩│African lion hound,╕ ╟│= Rhodesian ridgeback.
╜│African mahogany,╕
┬┌┤ a timber tree grown in Africa that has softer,
┬┤ lighter, and more brittle wood than the true or
┬┤ American mahogany.
╩│African mahogany,╕
╜│African marigold,╕
┬┌┤ a common variety of marigold, larger than the French
┬┤ marigold.
╩│African marigold,╕
╜│African oak,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a hard, heavy, dark-brown wood, valued especially
┬┤ in shipbuilding.
├│ 2. ┤the African tree it comes from, of the spurge
├┤ family.
╩│African oak,╕
╜│African rosewood,╕
┬┌┤ a West African tree or its light, elastic wood.
╩│African rosewood,╕
╜│African sleeping sickness,╕ ╟│= sleeping sickness
╟┌╕ ╕(def. 1).
╩│African sleeping sickness,╕ ╟│= sleeping sickness
╜│African snail,╕
┬┌┤ 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. ┤ │1. ┤of or in the style of an Afro.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Afro haircuts, an Afro wig.┤
├│ 2. ┤African-American.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an Afro club, Afro clothes.┤
╩│Afro, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ros,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│Afro-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.)
├│ 1. ┤African.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Afro-Socialism = African Socialism.┤
├│ 2. ┤African and.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Afro-European trade = African-and-European trade.┤
╩│Afro-,╕
╜│Afro-American, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕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.
╩│AFSCME╕ (no periods),
╜│aft, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ (Nautical.)
├╕adv. ┤ ┤at, near, or toward the stern; abaft.
┴┤ (SYN) astern, behind.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤in or near the stern.
╩│aft, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│AFT╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.F.T.,╕
┬┌┤ American Federation of Teachers.
╩│AFT╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.F.T.,╕
╜│after, ╛╕preposition, adverb, adjective,
╛┌╕ conjunction, noun.
┬┌╕prep. ┤ │1. ┤going or coming in the rear of; behind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You come after me in line. Wave after wave┤
╔┤ ╢washed over the ship.┤
├│ 2. ┤next to; following.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Day after day I waited for a letter from my┤
╔┤ ╢friend.┤
├│ 3a. ┤in search of; in pursuit of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dog ran after the rabbit.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was after me to get my homework done.┤
├│ 4. ┤about; concerning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Your aunt asked after you.┤
├│ 5. ┤later than.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After supper we can go.┤
├│ 6. ┤because of; as a result of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After the big dinner, I couldn't finish my┤
╔┤ ╢dessert. After the selfish way she has acted, how┤
╔┤ ╢can you like her?┤
┴┤ (SYN) considering.
├│ 7. ┤in spite of; notwithstanding.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After all her suffering, she still manages to be┤
╔┤ ╢cheerful.┤
├│ 8. ┤in imitation of; imitating.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He wrote a fable after the manner of Aesop.┤
├│ 9. ┤lower in rank or importance than.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A major comes after a colonel.┤
├│ 10. ┤according to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to act after one's own ideas.┤
├│ 11. ┤in honor of; for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was named after his father.┤
├│ 12. ┤in proportion to; in accordance with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. O Lord, deal not with us after our sins (Book of┤
╔┤ ╢Common Prayer).┤
├╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤behind; in the rear.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Jill came tumbling after (nursery rhyme).┤
├│ 2. ┤later; afterward.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I ran so hard I panted for five minutes after.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤later; following; subsequent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In after years the sailor did not get home often.┤
├│ 2. ┤nearer or toward the stern of the ship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the after sails.┤
├╕conj. ┤ ┤later than the time that.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After he goes, we shall eat.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤(Informal.) afternoon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The only thing on the tab this after is an┤
╔┤ ╢open-heart [operation] at two (New Yorker).┤
└╕expr. ╡after all.┤ ┤See under ╡all.┤┤
└╕expr. ╡after you,┤ ┤please go ahead.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He held open the door for the lady and said┤
╔┤ ╢politely, "after you."┤
╩│after, ╛╕preposition, adverb, adjective,
╜│afterbeat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the aftershock of dismissal.┤
╩│aftershock, ╛╕noun.
╜│after-ski, ╛╕adverb, adjective, noun. ╟│= apres-ski.
╩│after-ski, ╛╕adverb, adjective, noun. ╟│= apres-ski.
╜│aftertaste, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.
╩│agenesis, ╛╕noun.
╜│agenize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-nized,╕ │-nizing.╕
┬┌┤ to bleach with Agene.
╩│agenize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-nized,╕ │-nizing.╕
╜│agent, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) an updating.
╩│aggiornamento, ╛╕noun.
╜│agglomerate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ated, -ating,╕ ╛noun, adjective.
┬┌╕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.
╩│agglomerate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ated, -ating,╕ ╛noun, adjective.
╜│agglomeratic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Geology.) having the nature of an agglomerate.
╩│agglomeratic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agglomeration, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a mass of things gathered or clustered together.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an agglomeration of stars. The buildings are┤
╔┤ ╢huge agglomerations of aluminum and glass (David┤
╔┤ ╢Boroff).┤
├│ 2. ┤the act of agglomerating.
├│ 3. ┤an agglomerated condition.
╩│agglomeration, ╛╕noun.
╜│agglomerative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ tending to agglomerate.
╩│agglomerative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agglutinable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be agglutinated.
╩│agglutinable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agglutinant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤uniting closely, as glue; adhesive.
├╕noun ┤ ┤any sticky or viscous substance that causes objects
├┤ to stick together.
╩│agglutinant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│agglutinate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-nated,╕ │-nating,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to unite or fasten as with glue; stick or join
┬┤ together.
┴┤ (SYN) cement.
├│ 2. ┤to form (words) by joining words, or words and
├┤ affixes, together with little or no change in form.
┴┤ (SYN) compound.
├│ 3. ┤(in immunology) to cause (cells) to clump
├┤ together.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to become agglutinated; join or clump together;
├┤ undergo agglutination.
├│ 2. ┤to turn into glue.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤stuck or joined together.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Never-to-be-forgotten" is an agglutinate word.┤
├│ 2. ┤agglutinative (def. 2).
╩│agglutinate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-nated,╕ │-nating,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│agglutinating language,╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│aggrade, ╛╕verb, ╞│-graded,╕ │-grading.╕
╜│aggrandizable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be aggrandized.
╩│aggrandizable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aggrandize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-dized,╕ │-dizing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to make greater or larger in power; increase the
┬┤ rank or wealth of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dictator sought to aggrandize himself by new┤
╔┤ ╢conquests.┤
┴┤ (SYN) exalt.
├│ 2. ┤to increase in size or intensity; magnify;
├┤ enlarge.
┴┤ (SYN) augment, enhance.
┼╕noun ╡aggrandizer.┤
╩│aggrandize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-dized,╕ │-dizing.╕
╜│aggrandizement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.
╩│aggrandizement, ╛╕noun.
╜│aggravate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-vated,╕ │-vating.╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤to make worse or more severe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His bad temper was aggravated by a headache.┤
┴┤ (SYN) increase, augment, intensify, exacerbate.
├│ b. ┤to make more burdensome or more offensive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A lie will only aggravate your guilt.┤
┴┤ (SYN) increase, augment, intensify, exacerbate.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) to annoy; irritate; exasperate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He aggravated his sister by pulling her hair.┤
╔┤ ╢The whispering in class aggravates our teacher.┤
┴┤ (SYN) provoke.
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) to add weight to.
┼╕adv. ╡aggravatingly.┤
┼╕noun ╡aggravator.┤
╩│aggravate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-vated,╕ │-vating.╕
╜│aggravated assault,╕
┬┌┤ (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).┤
╩│aggregable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aggregate, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb, ╞│-gated,╕ │-gating.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤total amount; sum.
╔┤ ╢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).┤
┼╕adv. ╡aggregately.┤
┼╕noun ╡aggregateness.┤
┼╕noun ╡aggregator.┤
╩│aggregate, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb, ╞│-gated,╕ │-gating.╕
╜│aggregate fruit,╕
┬┌┤ 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).┤
┴┤ (SYN) assailant, invader.
╩│aggressor, ╛╕noun.
╜│aggrieve, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-grieved,╕ │-grieving.╕
┬┌┤ to injure unjustly; cause grief or trouble to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His friend's insult aggrieved him.┤
╩│aggrieve, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-grieved,╕ │-grieving.╕
╜│aggrieved, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 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.
╩│Agni, ╛╕noun.
╜│agnize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-nized,╕ │-nizing.╕
┬┌┤ (Archaic.)
├│ 1. ┤to recognize.
├│ 2. ┤to acknowledge.
╩│agnize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-nized,╕ │-nizing.╕
╜│agnomen, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nomina.╕
┬┌│ 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.
╩│agonic line,╕
╜│agonise, ╛╕intransitive verb, transitive verb.
╞┌│ ╞│-nised,╕ │-nising.╕
┬┌┤ (British.) agonize.
╩│agonise, ╛╕intransitive verb, transitive verb.
╜│agonist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.┤
╩│agrochemical, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│agrocity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cities.╕ ╟│= agrogorod.
╩│agrocity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cities.╕ ╟│= agrogorod.
╜│agroclimatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with agroclimatology.
╩│agroclimatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agroclimatology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│air─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, adjective.
╜│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).┤
╩│airs,╕
╜│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.
╩│aircraft carrier,╕
╜│aircraftman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕ ╟│= aircraftsman.
╩│aircraftman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕ ╟│= aircraftsman.
╜│aircraftsman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an enlisted man of the lowest rating in the Royal
┬┤ Air Force.
├│ 2. ┤his equivalent in most other countries of the
├┤ Commonwealth of Nations.
╩│aircraftsman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│aircraftswoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕
┬┌┤ an enlisted woman in the Royal Air Force who is
┬┤ equivalent in rank to an aircraftsman.
╩│aircraftswoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕
╜│aircraftwoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕ ╟│= aircraftswoman.
╩│aircraftwoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕ ╟│= aircraftswoman.
╜│aircrew, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the crew that flies an aircraft but does not service
┬┤ it (distinguished from ╖ground crew┤).
╩│aircrew, ╛╕noun.
╜│aircrewman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ a member of a crew that flies in an aircraft.
╩│aircrewman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│air-cure, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-cured,╕ │-curing.╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│air-cure, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-cured,╕ │-curing.╕
╜│air current,╕
┬┌┤ atmospheric flow; wind.
╩│air current,╕
╜│air curtain,╕
┬┌┤ 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.┤
╩│airdrome, ╛╕noun.
╜│airdrop, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-dropped,╕ │-dropping.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤the act or system of delivering food, supplies,
┬┤ cargo, or persons by parachute from aircraft in
┬┤ flight.
╔┤ ╢Ex. But Army rescue teams radioed that in many cases┤
╔┤ ╢where food was urgently needed it was impossible to┤
╔┤ ╢attempt airdrops (New York Times).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to deliver (food, supplies, cargo, or persons) by
├┤ parachute from aircraft in flight.
╩│airdrop, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-dropped,╕ │-dropping.╕
╜│air-dry, ╛╕verb, ╞│-dried,╕ │-drying,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to dry by airing.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤so dry that no evaporation takes place.
╩│air-dry, ╛╕verb, ╞│-dried,╕ │-drying,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│air duct,╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│air shaft,╕
╜│airship, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-shipped,╕ │-shipping.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a balloon that can be steered; a dirigible. An
┬┤ airship is filled with a gas that is lighter than
┬┤ air, and is driven by propeller.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) an airplane.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(U.S.) to ship by aircraft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to airship supplies to Greenland.┤
╩│airship, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-shipped,╕ │-shipping.╕
╜│air shower,╕
┬┌┤ a large number of secondary rays, consisting of
┬┤ electrons, positrons, mesons, and photons, created
┬┤ when a primary cosmic ray enters the atmosphere.
╩│air shower,╕
╜│airshuttle, ╛╕intransitive verb, transitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-tled,╕ │-tling.╕
┬┌┤ to travel by air shuttle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We airshuttled to Washington the other morning┤
╔┤ ╢(New Yorker).┤
╩│airshuttle, ╛╕intransitive verb, transitive verb,
╜│air shuttle,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤air service, usually without passenger
┬┤ reservations, running on a frequent schedule between
┬┤ two cities.
├│ 2. ┤╡Air-Shuttle,┤ a service mark for such air service
├┤ by Eastern Airlines.
╩│air shuttle,╕
╜│airsick, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ sick as a result of the motion of aircraft.
┼╕noun ╡airsickness.┤
╩│airsick, ╛╕adjective.
╜│air-slake, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-slaked,╕ │-slaking.
┬┌┤ to slake (lime) by exposure to moist air.
╩│air-slake, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-slaked,╕ │-slaking.
╜│air-slaked, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ slaked by moist air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. air-slaked lime.┤
╩│air-slaked, ╛╕adjective.
╜│air space,╕
┬┌│ 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
╜│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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. air-to-air missiles, air-to-air defense,┤
╔┤ ╢air-to-air refueling.┤
╩│air-to-air, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│air-to-ground, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ passing from a flying aircraft to the ground.
╔┤ ╢Ex. air-to-ground missiles.┤
╩│air-to-ground, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│air-to-surface, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ 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.
├│ 3. ┤Sumerian. Also, ╡Accadian.┤
╩│Akkadian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│akroterion, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teria.╕ ╟│= acroterium.
╩│akroterion, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teria.╕ ╟│= acroterium.
╜│Aktivist, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-visten.╕
┬┌┤ (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)
╜│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)
╜│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)
╜│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.
├│ 3. ┤(Chemistry.) albumin.
╩│albumen, ╛╕noun.
╜│albumenize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ to treat with albumen or an albuminous solution.
╩│albumenize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│albumin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (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.
╩│albuminate, ╛╕noun.
╜│albuminization, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the act or process of albuminizing.
╩│albuminization, ╛╕noun.
╜│albuminize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to change into albumin.
├│ 2. ┤to treat with albumin; albumenize.
┼╕noun ╡albuminization.┤
┼╕noun ╡albuminizer.┤
╩│albuminize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│albuminoid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕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.
╩│alchemistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alchemistical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= alchemistic.
╩│alchemistical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= alchemistic.
╜│alchemize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-mized,╕ │-mizing.╕
┬┌┤ to transmute by alchemy; transform.
╩│alchemize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-mized,╕ │-mizing.╕
╜│alchemy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.
├│ 3. ┤alcohol poisoning.
╩│alcoholism, ╛╕noun.
╜│alcoholize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to change into alcohol.
├│ 2. ┤to add alcohol to.
├│ 3. ┤to make drunk; intoxicate.
┼╕noun ╡alcoholization.┤
╩│alcoholize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│alcoholometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Imagination is the alembic of the mind.┤
╩│alembic, ╛╕noun.
╜│alembicate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-cated,╕ │-cating.╕
┬┌┤ to distill in an alembic.
╩│alembicate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-cated,╕ │-cating.╕
╜│Alencon, ╛╕noun, ┐or │Alencon lace,╕
┬┌│ 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.
╩│algebraically, ╛╕adverb.
╜│algebraist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies algebra.
╩│algebraist, ╛╕noun.
╜│algebraize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to solve by algebra.
├│ 2. ┤to reduce to algebraic form.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When a child throws out his five fingers ... he┤
╔┤ ╢has algebraized before he can speak (Blackwood's┤
╔┤ ╢Magazine).┤
╩│algebraize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│Algenib, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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).┤
╩│algorithmic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│algous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or like algae.
├│ 2. ┤abounding in algae.
╩│algous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alguacil, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cils,╕ │-ciles.╕ ╟│= alguazil.
╩│alguacil, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cils,╕ │-ciles.╕ ╟│= alguazil.
╜│alguazil, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-zils.╕
┬┌┤ a constable or policeman, in Spain.
╩│alguazil, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-zils.╕
╜│algum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an unidentified tree mentioned in the Bible,
┬┤ probably a kind of sandalwood. II Chronicles 2:8.
┬┤ See also ╡almug.┤┤
╩│algum, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alhambra, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the palace of the Moorish kings at Granada, Spain.
┬┤ The Alhambra was the last stronghold of the Moors in
┬┤ Europe and was captured in 1492.
╩│Alhambra, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alhambraic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Alhambresque.
╩│Alhambraic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Alhambresque.
╜│Alhambresque┐╕ or │alhambresque, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ in the ornate and elaborate style of the Alhambra.
╩│Alhambresque┐╕ or │alhambresque, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alias, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ases,╕ ╛conjunction.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a name used by a person instead of his real name, to
┬┤ hide who he is; assumed name; other name.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The spy's real name was Harrison, but he┤
╔┤ ╢sometimes went by the alias of Johnson.┤
┴┤ (SYN) pseudonym.
├╕conj. ┤ ┤otherwise called; with the assumed name of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The thief's name was Jones, alias Williams.┤
╩│alias, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ases,╕ ╛conjunction.
╜│Ali Baba,
┬┌┤ a poor woodcutter in ╖The Arabian Nights┤ who
┬┤ discovers a treasure hidden in a cave by forty
┬┤ thieves.
╩│Ali Baba,
╜│alibi, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bis,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-bied,╕ │-biing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤(Law.) the plea or fact that an accused person
┬┤ was somewhere else when an offense was committed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Immediately after the robbery the gang scattered┤
╔┤ ╢to establish alibis.┤
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. Informal.) an excuse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What is your alibi for failing to do your┤
╔┤ ╢homework?┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤(U.S. Informal.) to make an excuse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He alibied for her that she was very busy when┤
╔┤ ╢they asked him why she didn't visit them.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(U.S. Informal.) to make an excuse for.
╩│alibi, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bis,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-bied,╕ │-biing.╕
╜│alibility, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ nutritiousness.
╩│alibility, ╛╕noun.
╜│alible, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ nutritive; nourishing.
╩│alible, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Alice band,
┬┌┤ (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).┤
╩│alienage, ╛╕noun.
╜│alienate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
┬┌│ 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.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to turn away; transfer.
╩│alienate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
╜│alienation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a turning away in feeling or affection:
├│ a. ┤the act of alienating; making unfriendly.
┴┤ (SYN) estrangement.
├│ 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
╜│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).┤
╩│a l'improviste,
╜│aline, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│alined,╕ │alining.╕ ╟│= align.
┼┌╕noun ╡aliner.┤
╩│aline, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│A-line, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕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).┤
╩│alkali flat,╕
╜│alkalify, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-fied,╕ │-fying.╕
┬┌┤ to make or become alkaline; alkalize.
╩│alkalify, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│alkali land,╕ ╟│= alkali soil.
╩│alkali land,╕ ╟│= alkali soil.
╜│alkali metal,╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│alkali soil,╕
╜│alkalize, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-lized,╕ │-lizing.╕
┬┌┤ to make or become alkaline or an alkali.
┼╕noun ╡alkalization.┤
┼╕noun ╡alkalizer.┤
╩│alkalize, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│alkaloid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. give notice to all and sundry.┤
└╕expr. ╡all but,┤ ┤nearly; almost.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She is all but nine years old.┤
└╕expr. ╡all in,┤ ┤(Informal.) worn out; weary; exhausted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After the race, the horse was all in.┤
└╕expr. ╡all in all,┤
├│ a. ┤everything.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They are all in all to each other.┤
├│ 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.
╩│alla prima,
╜│allargando, ╛╕adverb, adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-dos,╕
╞┌│ │-di.╕
┬┌┤ (Music.)
├╕adv., adj. ┤ ┤gradually becoming slower and louder.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a musical passage that becomes gradually slower and
├┤ louder.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The conductor laid a heavy hand on texture and┤
╔┤ ╢rhythm and applied monstrous allargandi at the close┤
╔┤ ╢of quick movements (London Times).┤
╩│allargando, ╛╕adverb, adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-dos,╕
╜│all-around, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 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.
├│ b. ┤the charge undertaken to be proved.
├│ 4. ┤the act of alleging or declaring.
╩│allegation, ╛╕noun.
╜│allege, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-leged,╕ │-leging.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to state positively; assert; declare.
╔┤ ╢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.
┼╕adj. ╡allegeable.┤
┼╕noun ╡alleger.┤
╩│allege, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-leged,╕ │-leging.╕
╜│allegedly, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ according to what is or has been alleged.
╔┤ ╢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.
╩│allegory, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│allegretto, ╛╕adjective, adverb, noun, ╞pl. │-tos.╕
┬┌┤ (Music.)
├╕adj. ┤ ┤quick, but not so quick as ╖allegro.┤
├╕adv. ┤ ┤in allegretto tempo; somewhat briskly, but less so
├┤ than ╖allegro.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤an allegretto part in a piece of music.
╩│allegretto, ╛╕adjective, adverb, noun, ╞pl. │-tos.╕
╜│allegro, ╛╕adjective, adverb, noun, ╞pl. │-gros.╕
┬┌┤ (Music.)
├╕adj. ┤ ┤quick and lively, but not so quick as ╖presto.┤
├╕adv. ┤ ┤in quick time; briskly.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a quick, lively part in a piece of music.
╩│allegro, ╛╕adjective, adverb, noun, ╞pl. │-gros.╕
╜│allel, ╛╕noun. ╟│= allele.
╩│allel, ╛╕noun. ╟│= allele.
╜│allele, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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).┤
╩│all-embracing, ╛╕adjective.
╜│all-encompassing, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= all-embracing.
╩│all-encompassing, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= all-embracing.
╜│Allen screw,
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│allethrin, ╛╕noun.
╜│alleviate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to make easier to endure (suffering of the body
┬┤ or mind); relieve.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Heat often alleviates pain.┤
┴┤ (SYN) allay, mitigate.
├│ 2. ┤to lessen or lighten; diminish.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Business should not flee from the problems┤
╔┤ ╢facing the city, but should stay and help alleviate┤
╔┤ ╢them (New York Times).┤
┼╕noun ╡alleviator.┤
╩│alleviate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
╜│alleviation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of alleviating.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the alleviation of taxes.┤
├│ 2. ┤the condition of being alleviated; relief.
├│ 3. ┤something that alleviates.
╔┤ ╢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
╜│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).┤
╩│allocable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allocate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-cated,╕ │-cating.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to set or lay aside for a special purpose; assign
┬┤ or allot; apportion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Ford Foundation allocated millions of┤
╔┤ ╢dollars for cancer research.┤
┴┤ (SYN) distribute.
├│ 2. ┤to fix the place of; locate.
╩│allocate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-cated,╕ │-cating.╕
╜│allocation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an allocating; allotment; distribution;
┬┤ assignment.
┴┤ (SYN) apportionment.
├│ 2. ┤the share, portion, or thing allocated.
├│ 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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. allosteric effects or activity.┤
┼╕adv. ╡allosterically.┤
╩│allosteric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allostery, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ allosteric property or effect.
╩│allostery, ╛╕noun.
╜│allot, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-lotted,╕ │-lotting.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to divide and distribute in parts or shares.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The profits from the candy sale have been┤
╔┤ ╢allotted equally to the Boy Scouts and the Girl┤
╔┤ ╢Scouts.┤
├│ 2. ┤to give as a share, task, duty, or the like;
├┤ assign.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The teacher allotted each boy a part in the┤
╔┤ ╢Christmas play.┤
├│ 3. ┤to appropriate (anything) to a special purpose;
├┤ allocate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ten years I will allot to the attainment of┤
╔┤ ╢knowledge (Samuel Johnson).┤
┼╕adj. ╡allottable.┤
┼╕noun ╡allotter.┤
╩│allot, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-lotted,╕ │-lotting.╕
╜│allotheism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the worship of other gods.
╩│allotheism, ╛╕noun.
╜│allotment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.┤
╩│all together,╕
╜│allude, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-luded,╕ │-luding.╕
┬┌┤ to refer indirectly (to); mention slightly in
┬┤ passing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Do not ask him about his failure; do not even┤
╔┤ ╢allude to it.┤
┴┤ (SYN) hint, intimate, insinuate, advert.
╩│allude, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-luded,╕ │-luding.╕
╜│allumette, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) a match for lighting a fire.
╩│allumette, ╛╕noun.
╜│all-up weight,
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) the gross weight of an
┬┤ aircraft.
╩│all-up weight,
╜│allure, ╛╕verb, ╞│-lured,╕ │-luring,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to tempt or attract very strongly; fascinate; charm.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Circus life allured him with its action and┤
╔┤ ╢excitement.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to be attractive or fascinating.
├╕noun ┤ ┤great charm; attractiveness; fascination.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the allure of the sea.┤
┼╕noun ╡allurement.┤
┼╕noun ╡allurer.┤
╩│allure, ╛╕verb, ╞│-lured,╕ │-luring,╕ ╛noun.
╜│alluring, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ strongly attracting; tempting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an alluring advertisement, an alluring prospect,┤
╔┤ ╢alluring terms.┤
┼╕adv. ╡alluringly.┤
┼╕noun ╡alluringness.┤
╩│alluring, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allusion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤slight or incidental mention made in passing;
┬┤ indirect reference.
╔┤ ╢Ex. John was hurt by any allusion to his failure.┤
┴┤ (SYN) hint, intimation, insinuation, suggestion.
├│ 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).┤
╩│all-weather, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ally, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lies,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-lied,╕ │-lying.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person, group, or nation united with another
┬┤ for some special purpose.
╔┤ ╢Ex. England and France have been allies in some┤
╔┤ ╢wars, though they have fought against each other in┤
╔┤ ╢others.┤
┬┤ See also ╡Allies.┤┤
┴┤ (SYN) associate, confederate.
├│ 2. ┤a helper; supporter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) Science instead of being the enemy┤
╔┤ ╢of religion, becomes its ally (Henry Thomas Buckle).┤
├│ 3. ┤a related animal, plant, form, or thing.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to combine for some special purpose; unite by
├┤ formal agreement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The premier of Belgium signed a treaty that┤
╔┤ ╢allied his country to France.┤
├│ 2. ┤to associate; connect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This newspaper is allied with three others.┤
┴┤ (SYN) affiliate.
├│ 3. ┤to relate by similarity, as of structure or
├┤ descent; connect by a common origin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Dogs are allied to wolves.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to join or unite; enter into alliance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to ally against the common enemy.┤
╩│ally, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lies,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-lied,╕ │-lying.╕
╜│-ally,╕
┬┌┤ (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).┤
┴┤ (SYN) omnipotent.
├│ 2. ┤having great power.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... Truth's almighty charms (William Cowper).┤
├│ 3. ┤(U.S. Informal.) great.
╔┤ ╢Ex. almighty nonsense.┤
├╕adv. ┤ ┤(U.S. Informal.) exceedingly; very.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... an almighty fine girl (Mark Twain).┤
├╕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.┤
├│ 2. ┤and nothing more; only; merely; exclusively.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He did the job for money alone.┤
└╕expr. ╡go it alone.┤ ┤See under ╡go┤ (1).┤
└╕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).┤
└╕expr. ╡right along.┤ ┤See under ╡right.┤┤
╩│along─╕ (1), ╛preposition, adverb.
╜│along─╕ (2), ╛adverb.
└┌╕expr. ╡along of┤ or, formerly, ╡along on,┤ ┤(British Dialect.)
└┤ because of.
╔┤ ╢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).┤
┼╕adv. ╡alphabetically.┤
╩│alphabetical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alphabetize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to arrange in the usual order of the letters of
┬┤ the alphabet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Alphabetize the words in your spelling lesson.┤
├│ 2. ┤to express by an alphabet.
┼╕noun ╡alphabetization.┤
┼╕noun ╡alphabetizer.┤
╩│alphabetize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│alphabet soup,╕
┬┌│ 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.).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Let's go already! What is it already?┤
╩│already, ╛╕adverb.
╜│alright, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) all right.
╩│alright, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│ALS╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤Also, ╡a.l.s.┤ amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
├│ 2. ┤antilymphocyte serum.
├│ 3. ┤Automatic-Landing System.
╩│ALS╕ (no periods),
╜│Alsatia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│alterative, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│altercate, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-cated,╕ │-cating.╕
┬┌┤ to dispute angrily; quarrel.
┴┤ (SYN) wrangle.
╩│altercate, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-cated,╕ │-cating.╕
╜│altercation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an angry dispute; quarrel.
╔┤ ╢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.
╩│alternat, ╛╕noun.
╜│alternate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-nated,╕ │-nating,╕ ╛adjective, noun.
┬┌╕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).┤
├│ 2. ┤a person or thing that alternates.
┼╕noun ╡alternateness.┤
┼╕adv. ╡alternatingly.┤
╩│alternate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-nated,╕ │-nating,╕ ╛adjective, noun.
╜│alternate angles,╕
┬┌┤ 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).
╩│altitudinous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alto, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tos,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ (Music.)
├╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤the lowest woman's voice; contralto.
├│ b. ┤the highest man's voice; countertenor.
├│ 2. ┤a singer with such a voice.
├│ 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.
╩│aluminite, ╛╕noun.
╜│aluminium, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ (British and Canadian.) aluminum.
╩│aluminium, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│aluminize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-nized,╕ │-nizing.╕
┬┌┤ to treat, coat, or impregnate with aluminum.
╩│aluminize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-nized,╕ │-nizing.╕
╜│aluminography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.┤
┴┤ (SYN) forever, unceasingly, perpetually,
┴┤ uninterruptedly, invariably.
╩│always, ╛╕adverb.
╜│alyssum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.┤
┴┤ (SYN) amalgamation, combination.
╩│amalgam, ╛╕noun.
╜│amalgamable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be amalgamated.
╩│amalgamable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amalgamate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to combine to form a whole; unite (any things
┬┤ that are distinct, such as elements, ideas, or
┬┤ parts); merge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The company amalgamated its three sales offices.┤
╔┤ ╢Many different stocks have been amalgamated in the┤
╔┤ ╢United States.┤
┴┤ (SYN) mix, blend.
├│ 2. ┤to combine mercury with (another metal).
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to become united; be combined.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The two stores amalgamated to form one big store.┤
┴┤ (SYN) mix, blend.
├│ 2. ┤to enter into combination with mercury.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤combined.
╔┤ ╢Ex. amalgamate languages.┤
┼╕noun ╡amalgamator.┤
╩│amalgamate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│amalgamation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act or process of amalgamating.
├│ 2. ┤the state or condition of being amalgamated.
├│ 3. ┤the result of amalgamating; a uniform whole
├┤ formed of previously distinct elements, societies,
├┤ etc.; combination; blend; union.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) Our nation is an amalgamation of┤
╔┤ ╢many different peoples.┤
├│ 4. ┤a method for collecting gold from other materials
├┤ by using mercury.
╩│amalgamation, ╛╕noun.
╜│amalgamative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that amalgamates or tends to amalgamate.
╩│amalgamative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amalgamize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╟┌│ ╟│= amalgamate.
╩│amalgamize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│Amalthaea┐╕ or │Amalthea, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (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.┤
├┤ Also, ╡embassador.┤
┼╕noun ╡ambassadorship.┤
╩│ambassador, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambassador-at-large, ╛╕noun, ╞pl.
╞┌│ │ambassadors-at-large.╕
┬┌┤ a minister accredited to no government in
┬┤ particular, but appointed on or for a special
┬┤ occasion.
╩│ambassador-at-large, ╛╕noun, ╞pl.
╜│ambassador extraordinary,╕
┬┌┤ an ambassador sent on a special mission.
╩│ambassador extraordinary,╕
╜│ambassadorial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of an ambassador or ambassadors.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a conference on the ambassadorial level.┤
╩│ambassadorial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ambassador plenipotentiary,╕
┬┌┤ 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)
╜│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.
╩│ambivalence, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambivalency, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕ ╟│= ambivalence.
╩│ambivalency, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕ ╟│= ambivalence.
╜│ambivalent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ 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.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a native or inhabitant of Amboina.
├│ 2. ┤the Malay dialect spoken by the Amboinese.
╩│Amboinese, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-nese.╕
╜│Ambonese, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-nese.╕ ╟│= Amboinese.
╩│Ambonese, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-nese.╕ ╟│= Amboinese.
╜│ambrette, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│ambulance-chasing, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ambulant, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤moving about; walking; ambulatory.
├│ 2. ┤performed with players in motion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the ambulant music of a marching band.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Law.) ambulatory; not fixed.
╩│ambulant, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ambulate, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating.╕
┬┌┤ to walk; move about.
┼╕noun ╡ambulation.┤
┼╕noun ╡ambulator.┤
╩│ambulate, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating.╕
╜│ambulatory, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌╕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).┤
╩│Ambulocetus natans,
╜│ambuscade, ╛╕noun, transitive verb, intransitive
╛┌╕ verb, ╞│-caded,╕ │-cading.╕ ╟│= ambush.
┼┌╕noun ╡ambuscader.┤
╩│ambuscade, ╛╕noun, transitive verb, intransitive
╜│ambuscado, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dos.╕
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) an ambuscade (ambush).
╩│ambuscado, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dos.╕
╜│ambush, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕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.
╩│Amerasian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│amerce, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│amerced,╕ │amercing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to punish by an arbitrary fine; fine (a person)
┬┤ that amount which seems proper to the court.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) to punish.
┼╕noun ╡amercer.┤
╩│amerce, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│amerced,╕ │amercing.╕
╜│amerceable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ subject to amercement.
╩│amerceable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amercement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.
╩│American Indian,╕
╜│Americanise, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-ised,╕ │-ising.╕
┬┌┤ (British.) Americanize.
╩│Americanise, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│Americanism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤devotion or loyalty to the United States and to
┬┤ its customs and traditions.
├│ 2. ┤a word, phrase, or meaning originating or more
├┤ widely used in American English than in other
├┤ varieties of English.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The term exclamation point is an Americanism┤
╔┤ ╢(Mitford M. Mathews).┤
├│ 3. ┤a custom or trait peculiar to the United States.
╩│Americanism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Americanist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies subjects relating to either of
┬┤ the American continents, such as their history,
┬┤ ethnography, or geography.
╩│Americanist, ╛╕noun.
╜│American ivy,╕ ╟│= Virginia creeper.
╩│American ivy,╕ ╟│= Virginia creeper.
╜│Americanization, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the act or process of Americanizing.
╩│Americanization, ╛╕noun.
╜│Americanize, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ 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).┤
╩│Americanize, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│American leopard,╕ ╟│= jaguar.
╩│American leopard,╕ ╟│= jaguar.
╜│American linden,╕ ╟│= basswood.
╩│American linden,╕ ╟│= basswood.
╜│American lotus,╕ ╟│= water chinquapin.
╩│American lotus,╕ ╟│= water chinquapin.
╜│Americanly, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in an American manner.
╔┤ ╢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
╜│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).┤
╩│Ames test,
╜│amethocaine, ╛╕noun. ╟│= tetracaine hydrochloride.
╩│amethocaine, ╛╕noun. ╟│= tetracaine hydrochloride.
╜│amethopterin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│Amidah, ╛╕noun.
╜│amidate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-dated,╕ │-dating.╕
┬┌┤ to make into an amide.
┼╕noun ╡amidation.┤
╩│amidate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-dated,╕ │-dating.╕
╜│amide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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).┤
╩│ammoniacal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ammoniate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
┬┌┤ to combine or treat with ammonia.
┼╕noun ╡ammoniation.┤
┼╕noun ╡ammoniator.┤
╩│ammoniate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
╜│ammonia water,╕
┬┌┤ 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.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person who has amnesia.
╩│amnesic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│amnestic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amnesic.
╩│amnestic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amnesic.
╜│amnesty, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-tied,╕ │-tying.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a general pardon or conditional offer of pardon
┬┤ for past offenses against a government.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After order was restored, the king granted┤
╔┤ ╢amnesty to those who had rebelled against him.┤
├│ 2. ┤the grantingof such a pardon.
├│ 3. ┤a forgetting or intentional overlooking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. By mutual amnesty men avoid seeing the drift of┤
╔┤ ╢each other's statements (Contemporary Review).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to give amnesty to; pardon.
╩│amnesty, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-tied,╕ │-tying.╕
╜│amniocentesis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
├│ 2. ┤the Semitic language of these people.
╩│Amorite, ╛╕noun.
╜│amoroso, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ (Music.) with love or tenderness.
╩│amoroso, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│amorous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤showing love or fondness; loving.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an amorous letter to one's sweetheart.┤
┴┤ (SYN) ardent, tender, passionate, fond, devoted.
├│ 2. ┤having to do with love or courtship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. amorous flirtation.┤
├│ 3. ┤inclined to love; fond of making love.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an amorous disposition, an amorous knight.┤
┴┤ (SYN) amatory.
├│ 4. ┤in love.
╔┤ ╢Ex. So amorous is Nature of whatever she produces┤
╔┤ ╢(John Dryden).┤
┴┤ (SYN) enamored.
┼╕adv. ╡amorously.┤
┼╕noun ╡amorousness.┤
╩│amorous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amor patriae,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) love of one's country; patriotism.
╩│amor patriae,
╜│amorphic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amorphous.
╩│amorphic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amorphous.
╜│amorphism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ amorphous condition or quality.
╩│amorphism, ╛╕noun.
╜│amorphous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤having no definite form; shapeless; formless.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ghost was an amorphous being that drifted┤
╔┤ ╢with mist.┤
├│ b. ┤(Biology.) without the definite shape or
├┤ organization found in most higher animals or plants.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An ameba is amorphous.┤
├│ c. ┤(Geology.) occurring in a continuous mass,
├┤ without stratification or cleavage.
├│ 2. ┤of no particular type or pattern; anomalous;
├┤ unclassifiable.
├│ 3. ┤not consisting of crystals; uncrystallized;
├┤ noncrystalline.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Glass is amorphous; sugar is crystalline.┤
┼╕adv. ╡amorphously.┤
┼╕noun ╡amorphousness.┤
╩│amorphous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amort, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.)
├│ 1. ┤lifeless; inanimate.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) spiritless; dejected.
╩│amort, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amortise, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tised,╕ │-tising.╕
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) amortize.
┼╕noun ╡amortisation.┤
╩│amortise, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tised,╕ │-tising.╕
╜│amortize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕
┬┌│ 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.
┼╕adj. ╡amortizable.┤
┼╕noun ╡amortization.┤
┼╕noun ╡amortizement.┤
╩│amortize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕
╜│Amos, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.
╩│Amphibia, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│amphibian, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ians,╕ │-ia, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌╕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.
╩│amphibian, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ians,╕ │-ia, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amphibiology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│amphibology, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gies.╕
╜│amphibolous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ambiguous.
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. amphibolous language.┤
╩│amphibolous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ambiguous.
╜│amphiboly, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lies.╕ ╟│= amphibology.
╩│amphiboly, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lies.╕ ╟│= amphibology.
╜│amphibrach, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a foot of three syllables:
├│ 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.┤
╩│amphigory, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│amphigouri, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕ ╟│= amphigory.
╩│amphigouri, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕ ╟│= amphigory.
╜│amphimacer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a foot of three syllables:
├│ 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.
╩│amphitheater, ╛╕noun.
╜│amphitheatre, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) amphitheater.
╩│amphitheatre, ╛╕noun.
╜│amphitheatric, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amphitheatrical.
╩│amphitheatric, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amphitheatrical.
╜│amphitheatrical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like an amphitheater.
┼╕adv. ╡amphitheatrically.┤
╩│amphitheatrical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amphithecium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cia.╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│ampulla, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-pullae.╕
╜│ampullaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the form of an ampulla; bottle-shaped.
╩│ampullaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ampullar, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ampullaceous.
╩│ampullar, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ampullaceous.
╜│ampullary, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ampullaceous.
╩│ampullary, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ampullaceous.
╜│amputate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tated,╕ │-tating.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to cut off (all or a portion of a leg, arm, hand,
┬┤ or other part that grows out), usually by surgery.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The doctor amputated the wounded soldier's leg.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to cut down or lop off (anything);
├┤ prune.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Despite the defeat of [the] attempt to amputate┤
╔┤ ╢our NATO force, pressure continues for reducing this┤
╔┤ ╢too rapidly (New York Times).┤
┼╕noun ╡amputator.┤
╩│amputate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tated,╕ │-tating.╕
╜│amputation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.┤
├│ 5. ┤a single.
╔┤ ╢Ex. not an ounce of hope.┤
╩│an─╕ (1), ╛adjective or indefinite article.
╜│an─╕ (2)┐, │an', ╛╕conjunction.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Dialect or Informal.) and.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) if.
╩│an─╕ (2)┐, │an', ╛╕conjunction.
╜│an-─╕ (1),
┬┌┤ (prefix.)
├│ 1. ┤not.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Anastigmatic = not astigmatic.┤
├│ 2. ┤without.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Anhydrous = without water.┤
├┤ Also, ╡a-┤ (before consonant sounds except ╖h┤).
╩│an-─╕ (1),
╜│an-─╕ (2),
┬┌┤ (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).┤
╩│anachronism, ╛╕noun.
╜│anachronistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having or involving an anachronism.
┼╕adv. ╡anachronistically.┤
╩│anachronistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anachronistical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anachronistic.
╩│anachronistical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anachronistic.
╜│anachronous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ placed or occurring out of the proper time.
┼╕adv. ╡anachronously.┤
╩│anachronous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anacidity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of Anacreon (ancient Greek lyric poet).
├│ 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:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. "From rain'bow/clouds' there/flow' not"┤
╔┤ ╢(Shelley).┤
├│ 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.
╩│anaerobiosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaerobiotic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anaerobic.
╩│anaerobiotic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anaerobic.
╜│anaerobium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bia.╕ ╟│= anaerobe.
╩│anaerobium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bia.╕ ╟│= anaerobe.
╜│anaesthesia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) anesthesia.
╩│anaesthesia, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaesthesiologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) anesthesiologist.
╩│anaesthesiologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaesthesiology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) anesthesiology.
╩│anaesthesiology, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaesthesis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) anesthesis (anesthesia).
╩│anaesthesis, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaesthetic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) anesthetic.
┼╕adv. ╡anaesthetically.┤
╩│anaesthetic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│anaesthetise, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tised,╕ │-tising.╕
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) anesthetize.
┼╕noun ╡anaesthetisation.┤
┼╕noun ╡anaesthetiser.┤
╩│anaesthetise, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tised,╕ │-tising.╕
╜│anaesthetist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) anesthetist.
╩│anaesthetist, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaesthetize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) anesthetize.
┼╕noun ╡anaesthetization.┤
┼╕noun ╡anaesthetization.┤
┼╕noun ╡anaesthetizer.┤
╩│anaesthetize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕
╜│anagenesis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.
╩│anagram, ╛╕noun.
╜│anagrammatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or containing an anagram or anagrams.
┼╕adv. ╡anagrammatically.┤
╩│anagrammatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anagrammatical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anagrammatic.
╩│anagrammatical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anagrammatic.
╜│anagrammatism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the making of anagrams.
╩│anagrammatism, ╛╕noun.
╜│anagrammatist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who makes anagrams.
╩│anagrammatist, ╛╕noun.
╜│anagrammatize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕
┬┌┤ to make into or use as an anagram or anagrams.
╩│anagrammatize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕
╜│anagrams, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (sing. in use). See under ╡anagram.┤┤
╩│anagrams, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│anal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with the anus.
├│ 2. ┤at or near the anus.
├│ 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.┤
╩│analogical change,╕
╜│analogise, ╛╕intransitive verb, transitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-gised,╕ │-gising.╕
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) analogize.
╩│analogise, ╛╕intransitive verb, transitive verb,
╜│analogist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.┤
┴┤ (SYN) resemblance, correspondence, equivalence.
├│ 2. ┤comparison of such things.
╔┤ ╢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.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤an illiterate person; an alphabet.
╩│analphabetic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│analysand, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person being psychoanalyzed.
╩│analysand, ╛╕noun.
╜│analyse, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-lysed,╕ │-lysing.╕
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) analyze.
┼╕noun ╡analyser.┤
╩│analyse, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-lysed,╕ │-lysing.╕
╜│analysis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
┬┌│ 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.
└╕expr. ╡in the last┤ (or ╡final┤) ╡analysis,┤ ┤in essence;
└┤ fundamentally; ultimately; basically.
╔┤ ╢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.
╩│analytic geometry,╕
╜│analyticity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ analytic quality, condition, or character.
╩│analyticity, ╛╕noun.
╜│analytics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ mathematical or algebraic analysis.
╩│analytics, ╛╕noun.
╜│analyze, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-lyzed,╕ │-lyzing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to separate (anything complex) into its parts or
┬┤ elements to find out what it is made of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After you analyze a sentence grammatically, you┤
╔┤ ╢should be able to understand its meaning better.┤
┴┤ (SYN) resolve.
├│ 2a. ┤(Figurative.) to examine carefully and in
├┤ detail, especially to determine why something has
├┤ happened or may be expected to happen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Analyze the situation before you act.┤
┴┤ (SYN) dissect.
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to examine critically the parts or
├┤ elements of; find out the essential features of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many men have tried to analyze the causes of┤
╔┤ ╢success.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Chemistry.) to subject to analysis:
├│ a. ┤to determine the nature or amount of the
├┤ components of (a substance).
├│ b. ┤to separate intentionally (a compound or mixture)
├┤ into its elements.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A chemist can analyze water into two colorless┤
╔┤ ╢gases, hydrogen and oxygen.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Mathematics.) to submit (a problem) to treatment
├┤ by algebra, and especially by calculus.
├│ 5. ┤╡= psychoanalyze.┤
┼╕adj. ╡analyzable.┤
┼╕noun ╡analyzation.┤
┼╕noun ╡analyzer.┤
╩│analyze, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-lyzed,╕ │-lyzing.╕
╜│anamnesis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the recalling of things past; recollection;
┬┤ reminiscence.
╩│anamnesis, ╛╕noun.
╜│anamnestic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ recalling to mind.
┼╕adv. ╡anamnestically.┤
╩│anamnestic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anamorphic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characterized by anamorphosis.
╩│anamorphic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anamorphize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-phized,╕ │-phizing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to represent by anamorphosis.
├│ 2. ┤to project with an anamorphoscope.
╩│anamorphize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-phized,╕ │-phizing.╕
╜│anamorphoscope, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a special mirror or other device for correcting the
┬┤ distortion of anamorphosis.
╩│anamorphoscope, ╛╕noun.
╜│anamorphose, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-phosed,╕ │-phosing.╕
┬┌┤ to represent by anamorphosis.
╩│anamorphose, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-phosed,╕ │-phosing.╕
╜│anamorphosis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
┬┌│ 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).┤
╩│anarch, ╛╕noun.
╜│anarchic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤producing anarchy; favoring anarchy; lawless.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an anarchic age.┤
├│ 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.
┼╕adv. ╡anastigmatically.┤
╩│anastigmatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anastomose, ╛╕intransitive verb, transitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-mosed,╕ │-mosing.╕
┬┌┤ to communicate or connect by anastomosis.
╩│anastomose, ╛╕intransitive verb, transitive verb,
╜│anastomosis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
┬┌│ 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).
╩│anathema maranatha,╕
╜│anathematic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having the nature of an anathema.
┼╕adv. ╡anathematically.┤
╩│anathematic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anathematical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anathematic.
╩│anathematical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anathematic.
╜│anathematisation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) anathematization.
╩│anathematisation, ╛╕noun.
╜│anathematise, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-tised,╕ │-tising.╕
┬┌┤ (British.) anathematize.
╩│anathematise, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│anathematization, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an anathematizing or being anathematized.
╩│anathematization, ╛╕noun.
╜│anathematize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to pronounce an anathema against; denounce; curse.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to utter anathemas; curse.
┼╕noun ╡anathematizer.┤
╩│anathematize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕
╜│anatine, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with the duck family.
├│ 2. ┤resembling or characteristic of a duck.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a bird of the duck family.
╩│anatine, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Anatolian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Anatolia (a region between
┬┤ the Black and Mediterranean seas), its people, or
┬┤ their language.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a native or inhabitant of Anatolia.
├│ 2. ┤the language of Anatolia, a dialect of Turkish.
├│ 3. ┤a group of extinct languages spoken in ancient
├┤ Anatolia.
╩│Anatolian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│anatomic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anatomical.
╩│anatomic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anatomical.
╜│anatomical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤connected with the study or practice of anatomy
┬┤ or dissection.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an anatomical treatise.┤
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with anatomy; structural.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an anatomical weakness.┤
╩│anatomical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anatomically, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in an anatomical manner; as regards structure; by
┬┤ means of anatomy or dissection.
╩│anatomically, ╛╕adverb.
╜│anatomist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who studies anatomy.
├│ 2. ┤a person who dissects or analyzes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) the economic anatomists examining┤
╔┤ ╢the causes of inflation.┤
╩│anatomist, ╛╕noun.
╜│anatomization, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ dissection; analysis.
╩│anatomization, ╛╕noun.
╜│anatomize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-mized,╕ │-mizing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to divide (an animal or plant) into parts to
┬┤ study the structure and relation of the parts;
┬┤ dissect.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to examine the parts of; analyze.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Miss Jenkins has the shrewdness to realize that┤
╔┤ ╢by anatomizing Elizabeth's neuroses she is┤
╔┤ ╢expounding her greatness (New Yorker).┤
╩│anatomize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-mized,╕ │-mizing.╕
╜│anatomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
┬┌│ 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.
╩│anchusin, ╛╕noun.
╜│anchylose, ╛╕intransitive verb, transitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-losed,╕ │-losing.╕ ╟│= ankylose.
╩│anchylose, ╛╕intransitive verb, transitive verb,
╜│anchylosis, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ankylosis.
╩│anchylosis, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ankylosis.
╜│anchylotic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ankylotic.
╩│anchylotic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ankylotic.
╜│ancienne noblesse,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤the nobles of France before the French Revolution
├┤ in 1789.
├│ 2. ┤the old nobility (of any country, region, or
├┤ other area).
╩│ancienne noblesse,
╜│ancien regime,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤the social and political structure of France
├┤ before the French Revolution of 1789.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) the old order of things.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Modern jazz ... was not--and is not--a┤
╔┤ ╢revolution against an ancien regime that would be┤
╔┤ ╢better off buried (New Yorker).┤
╩│ancien regime,
╜│ancient─╕ (1), ╛adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or belonging to times long past.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ancient records. In Egypt, we saw the ruins of┤
╔┤ ╢an ancient temple built six thousand years ago.┤
┴┤ (SYN) early.
├│ 2. ┤of the time before the fall of the Western Roman
├┤ Empire (A.D. 476).
├│ 3. ┤of great age; very old.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the ancient hills, an ancient custom. Rome is an┤
╔┤ ╢ancient city.┤
┴┤ (SYN) timeworn, hoary.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) old-fashioned; antique.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Slang of the past generation is usually an┤
╔┤ ╢ancient turn of phrase.┤
┴┤ (SYN) antiquated.
├│ 5. ┤(Informal.) no longer news; out of fashion.
├│ 6. ┤(Archaic.) having the experience and wisdom of
├┤ age.
┴┤ (SYN) venerable.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a very old person; patriarch.
├│ 2. ┤a person belonging to an earlier period of the
├┤ world's history.
└╕expr. ╡the ancients,┤
├│ a. ┤people who lived long ago, such as the ancient
├┤ Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, or Hebrews.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ancients had no means of distinguishing an┤
╔┤ ╢alloy from a pure metal (Science News).┤
├│ b. ┤the authors, sculptors, painters, and
├┤ intellectuals of ancient Greece and Rome.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was deeply read in the ancients (Henry┤
╔┤ ╢Fielding).┤
┼╕noun ╡ancientness.┤
╩│ancient─╕ (1), ╛adjective, noun.
╜│ancient─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.)
├│ 1. ┤a standard; flag.
├│ 2. ┤a standardbearer.
╩│ancient─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│ancient history,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤history from the earliest-known times to the fall
┬┤ of the western part of the Roman Empire in A.D. 476.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) a well-known fact or
├┤ event of the recent past.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You don't know she'd married? Why, that's┤
╔┤ ╢ancient history now.┤
╩│ancient history,╕
╜│ancient lights,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) windows whose light must not be
┬┤ overshadowed by new building.
╩│ancient lights,╕
╜│anciently, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤in ancient times.
├│ 2. ┤formerly.
╩│anciently, ╛╕adverb.
╜│Ancient of Days,╕
┬┌┤ God, as the Eternal Being (in the Bible, Daniel 7).
╩│Ancient of Days,╕
╜│ancient regime,╕╟│= ancien regime.
╩│ancient regime,╕╟│= ancien regime.
╜│ancientry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.)
├│ 1. ┤the quality of being very old; ancientness.
├│ 2. ┤old-fashioned style.
├│ 3. ┤antiquity.
╩│ancientry, ╛╕noun.
╜│ancillary, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-laries.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤subordinate; dependent; subservient.
┴┤ (SYN) subsidiary.
├│ 2. ┤assisting; auxiliary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an ancillary engine in a sailboat.┤
┴┤ (SYN) accessory.
├╕noun ┤ (British.) │1. ┤a subordinate part; accessory.
┴┤ (SYN) subsidiary.
├│ 2. ┤an assistant; helper.
┴┤ (SYN) accessory.
╩│ancillary, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-laries.╕
╜│ancipital, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having two sharp edges, as the stems of certain
┬┤ plants.
╩│ancipital, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ancipitous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ancipital.
╩│ancipitous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ancipital.
╜│ancistroid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ hook-shaped.
╩│ancistroid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ancon, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │ancones.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a projection like a bracket, used to support a
┬┤ cornice, aconsole, or a corbel.
├│ 2. ┤(Rare.) the elbow.
╩│ancon, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │ancones.╕
╜│Ancona, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a breed of chicken that originated in Italy,
┬┤ resembling the Leghorns.
╩│Ancona, ╛╕noun.
╜│anconal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like an ancon.
╩│anconal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anconeal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anconal.
╩│anconeal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anconal.
╜│-ancy,╕
┬┌┤ (suffix.) a form of ╡-ance,┤┤ expressing more
┬┤ distinctly the sense of quality or state, as in┤
┬┤ ╖╖ascendancy, buoyancy.┤
╩│-ancy,╕
╜│ancylostomiasis, ╛╕noun. ╟│= hookworm disease.
╩│ancylostomiasis, ╛╕noun. ╟│= hookworm disease.
╜│and, ╛╕conjunction, noun.
┬┌╕conj. ┤ │1. ┤as well as.
╔┤ ╢Ex. nice and cold. You can come and go in the car.┤
├│ 2. ┤added to; with; together with; besides.
╔┤ ╢Ex. 4 and 2 make 6. He likes ham and eggs.┤
├│ 3. ┤as a result.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sun came out and the grass dried.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Informal.) to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Try and do better. Won't you come and see us┤
╔┤ ╢this weekend?┤
├│ 5. ┤(Archaic and Dialect.) if; supposing that.
╔┤ ╢Ex. and you please.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤the character & used as a symbol for the conjunction┤
├┤ ╖╖and.┤ See also ╡ampersand.┤┤
╩│and, ╛╕conjunction, noun.
╜│AND, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a computer logic circuit or operation in which two
┬┤ connected items are true only if each of the items
┬┤ is true.
╩│AND, ╛╕noun.
╜│and.,╕
┬┌┤ andante.
╩│and.,╕
╜│Andalusian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of Andalusia (region in southern Spain) or its
┬┤ people.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a native or inhabitant of Andalusia.
├│ 2. ┤any chicken of a breed of medium-sized domestic
├┤ fowl having black and bluish-black plumage.
╩│Andalusian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│andalusite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a very hard silicate of aluminum occurring as a
┬┤ mineral in orthorhombic crystals of various colors.
┬┤ When transparent, it is used as a gem.
╩│andalusite, ╛╕noun.
╜│Andamanese, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nese,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤one of the Negrito people living in the Andaman
┬┤ Islands in the Bay of Bengal.
├│ 2. ┤the language of the Andamanese, of no known
├┤ relationship to any other language.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of the Andamanese or their language.
╩│Andamanese, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nese,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│andante, ╛╕adverb, adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (Music.)
├╕adv., adj. ┤ ┤moderately slow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The movement was played andante (adv.). an┤
╔┤ ╢andante movement (adj.).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a moderately slow movement; piece of music in this
├┤ time.
╩│andante, ╛╕adverb, adjective, noun.
╜│andantino, ╛╕adverb, adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-nos.╕
┬┌┤ (Music.)
├╕adv., adj. ┤ ┤slightly faster than andante.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a musical composition or part of one that is played
├┤ andantino.
╩│andantino, ╛╕adverb, adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-nos.╕
╜│Andean, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│Androcles, ╛╕noun.
╜│androclinium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ia.╕ ╟│= clinandrium.
╩│androclinium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ia.╕ ╟│= clinandrium.
╜│Androclus, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Androcles.
╩│Androclus, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Androcles.
╜│androconium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nia.╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│Andromache, ╛╕noun.
╜│Andromeda, ╛╕noun, ╞genitive (def. 2) │Andromedae.╕
┬┌│ 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.
╩│Andromeda, ╛╕noun, ╞genitive (def. 2) │Andromedae.╕
╜│Andromedae, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ genitive of ╡Andromeda┤ (the constellation).
╩│Andromedae, ╛╕noun.
╜│Andromedid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.┤
╩│anesthetist, ╛╕noun.
╜│anesthetize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to make (a person, animal, or area of the body)
┬┤ unable to feel pain, touch, cold, or other
┬┤ sensation; make insensible.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to lessen or deaden (the emotional
├┤ or critical response of a person). Also, (especially
├┤ British,) ╡anaesthetise.┤
┼╕noun ╡anesthetization.┤
┼╕noun ╡anesthetizer.┤
╩│anesthetize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕
╜│anestrum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (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)
╜│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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to visit Munchen, Anglice Munich.┤
╩│Anglice, ╛╕adverb.
╜│anglicise, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-cised,╕ │-cising.╕
┬┌┤ (British.) Anglicize.
╩│anglicise, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│Anglicism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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,
╜│Anglification, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Anglicization.
╩│Anglification, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Anglicization.
╜│Anglify, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-fied,╕ │-fying.╕
╟┌│ ╟│= Anglicize.
╩│Anglify, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-fied,╕ │-fying.╕
╜│angling, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│angular velocity,╕
╜│angulate, ╛╕adjective, verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤formed with corners; cornered.
├│ 2. ┤angled; angular.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to form with angles.
┼╕adv. ╡angulately.┤
╩│angulate, ╛╕adjective, verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating.╕
╜│angulated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= angulate.
╩│angulated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= angulate.
╜│angulation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ angular formation.
╩│angulation, ╛╕noun.
╜│Angus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Celtic Mythology.) the god of love.
├│ 2. ┤╡= Aberdeen Angus ┤(cattle).┤
╩│Angus, ╛╕noun.
╜│angustifoliate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ narrow-leaved.
╩│angustifoliate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anharmonic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Physics.) not harmonic.
╩│anharmonic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anhedral─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ (Crystallography.) having the molecular structure of
┬┤ a crystal but lacking its external form.
╩│anhedral─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
╜│anhedral─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ (Aeronautics.) of a wing or tail plane:
├│ 1. ┤that slopes upward from the horizontal;
├┤ positively dihedral.
├│ 2. ┤(sometimes) that slopes downward from the
├┤ horizontal; negatively dihedral.
╩│anhedral─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
╜│anhelation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ shortness of breath; panting.
╩│anhelation, ╛╕noun.
╜│anhidrosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the inability to secrete perspiration.
╩│anhidrosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│anhidrotic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤tending to stop perspiration.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a substance or agent that tends to stop perspiration.
╩│anhidrotic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│anhinga, ╛╕noun. ╟│= water turkey.
╩│anhinga, ╛╕noun. ╟│= water turkey.
╜│anhistous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Biology.) having no recognizable structure.
╩│anhistous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anhungered, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Archaic.) hungry.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) craving; longing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Anhungered for some joy untried (James Russell┤
╔┤ ╢Lowell).┤
╩│anhungered, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anhydrate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-drated,╕ │-drating.╕
┬┌┤ to remove water from; dehydrate.
╩│anhydrate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-drated,╕ │-drating.╕
╜│anhydration, ╛╕noun. ╟│= dehydration.
╩│anhydration, ╛╕noun. ╟│= dehydration.
╜│anhydrid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anhydride.
╩│anhydrid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anhydride.
╜│anhydride, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.
╩│animalcule, ╛╕noun.
╜│animalculine, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= animalcular.
╩│animalculine, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= animalcular.
╜│animalculum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-la.╕ ╟│= animalcule.
╩│animalculum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-la.╕ ╟│= animalcule.
╜│animal flower,╕
┬┌┤ a flowerlike animal, such as the sea anemone; a
┬┤ zoophyte.
╩│animal flower,╕
╜│animal heat,╕
┬┌┤ the temperature maintained during life in the body
┬┤ of a warm-blooded vertebrate animal, and necessary
┬┤ for its physiological functions.
╩│animal heat,╕
╜│animal husbandman,╕
┬┌┤ a person skilled in animal husbandry.
╩│animal husbandman,╕
╜│animal husbandry,╕
┬┌┤ the breeding, raising, and care of farm animals.
╩│animal husbandry,╕
╜│animalier, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an artist who specializes in animal subjects;
┬┤ animalist.
╩│animalier, ╛╕noun.
╜│animalism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the doctrine that human beings are mere animals
┬┤ without souls.
├│ 2. ┤animal existence, nature, activity, or enjoyment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the healthy animalism of young boys.┤
╩│animalism, ╛╕noun.
╜│animalist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a believer in animalism.
├│ 2. ┤a sensualist.
├│ 3. ┤an artist whose chief subject is animal life.
╩│animalist, ╛╕noun.
╜│animalistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of animalism or animalists.
├│ 2. ┤╡= sensual.┤
╩│animalistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│animality, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤animal nature or character in man.
├│ 2. ┤animal life.
├│ 3. ┤╡= animal kingdom.┤
╩│animality, ╛╕noun.
╜│animalize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to convert into animal matter, as food by
┬┤ assimilation.
├│ 2. ┤to brutalize; sensualize.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It does not bring about ... [an] animalizing of┤
╔┤ ╢the human, but rather it celebrates man at his human┤
╔┤ ╢best (London Times).┤
┼╕noun ╡animalization.┤
╩│animalize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│animal kingdom,╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│animal protein factor,╕
╜│animal spirits,╕
┬┌┤ natural liveliness; healthy cheerfulness.
╩│animal spirits,╕
╜│animal starch,╕ ╟│= glycogen.
╩│animal starch,╕ ╟│= glycogen.
╜│animate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-mated,╕ │-mating,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make lively, gay, or vigorous.
╔┤ ╢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.┤
┴┤ (SYN) alive.
├│ 2. ┤lively; vigorous; animated.
┼╕adv. ╡animately.┤
┼╕noun ╡animater.┤
╩│animate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-mated,╕ │-mating,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│animated, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤lively; vigorous.
╔┤ ╢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.
╩│anlace, ╛╕noun.
╜│anlage, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gen╕ , │-ges.╕ ╟│= Anlage.
╩│anlage, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gen╕ , │-ges.╕ ╟│= Anlage.
╜│Anlage, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gen.╕
┬┌┤ (German.)
├│ 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.
├│ 2. ┤the tree itself. Also, ╡anatto,┤ ╡anotta,┤ ╡anotto,┤
├╡ ╡arnotta,┤ ╡arnotto.┤
╩│annatto, ╛╕noun.
╜│anneal, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 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.
┴┤ (SYN) addition. Also, (especially British,) ╡annexe.┤
┼╕adj. ╡annexable.┤
╩│annex, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│annexation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act or process of annexing.
├│ 2. ┤the state or condition of being annexed.
╔┤ ╢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.
╩│annuity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│annul, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-nulled,╕ │-nulling.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to do away with; destroy the force of; make void;
┬┤ cancel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to annul a plan. The judge annulled the contract┤
╔┤ ╢because one of the signers was too young.┤
┴┤ (SYN) abolish, nullify, abrogate.
├│ 2. ┤to reduce to nothing; annihilate.
┼╕adj. ╡annullable.┤
┼╕noun ╡annuller.┤
╩│annul, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-nulled,╕ │-nulling.╕
╜│annular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having the form of a ring; ringlike;
┬┤ ring-shaped;ringed.
┼╕adv. ╡annularly.┤
╩│annular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│annular eclipse,╕
┬┌┤ an eclipse of the sun in which the moon covers the
┬┤ sun incompletely, leaving a narrow uneclipsed ring
┬┤ (annulus) which surrounds the dark moon.
╩│annular eclipse,╕
╜│annularity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ annular quality, condition, or form.
╩│annularity, ╛╕noun.
╜│annular ligament,╕
┬┌┤ a ligament encircling the wrist or ankle.
╩│annular ligament,╕
╜│annulate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤furnished with rings or ringlike parts.
├│ 2. ┤composed of rings or a series of ringlike
├┤ segments.
╩│annulate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│annulated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= annulate.
╩│annulated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= annulate.
╜│annulation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤formation of rings or ringlike divisions.
├│ 2. ┤a ringlike structure; a ring.
╩│annulation, ╛╕noun.
╜│annulene, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) an aromatic cyclic compound with a
┬┤ large ring structure.
╩│annulene, ╛╕noun.
╜│annulet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a little ring.
├│ 2. ┤(Architecture.) a narrow, ringlike molding or
├┤ circlet of wood or stone, particularly one just
├┤ below a Doric capital.
├│ 3. ┤(Heraldry.) a small ring or circle on a shield,
├┤ used as a mark for the fifth son.
╩│annulet, ╛╕noun.
╜│annulment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act or process of annulling or declaring void.
├│ 2. ┤the state or condition of being annulled;
├┤ cancellation; invalidation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An annulment of the marriage was granted by the┤
╔┤ ╢court because the marriage was illegal.┤
╩│annulment, ╛╕noun.
╜│annulose, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= annulate.
╩│annulose, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= annulate.
╜│annulus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-li╕ , │-luses.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a ringlike part, band, or space, such as that on
┬┤ the stem of certain mushrooms.
├│ 2. ┤(Geometry.) the region between two concentric
├┤ circles.
╩│annulus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-li╕ , │-luses.╕
╜│annum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Latin.) year (especially in the phrase ╖per annum┤).
╩│annum, ╛╕noun.
╜│annunciate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
┬┌┤ to make known; announce.
╩│annunciate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
╜│annunciation, ╛╕noun. ╟│= announcement.
└┌╕expr. ╡the Annunciation,┤
├│ 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.
╩│ansa, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-sae.╕
╜│Ansar, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │Ansar,╕ │Ansars,╕ │Ansari.╕
┬┌┤ a member of the largest Islamic sect of Sudan.
╩│Ansar, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │Ansar,╕ │Ansars,╕ │Ansari.╕
╜│ansate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│Antaeus, ╛╕noun.
╜│antagonise, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-nised,╕ │-nising.╕
┬┌┤ (British.) antagonize.
╩│antagonise, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│antagonism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.
╩│antecedence, ╛╕noun.
╜│antecedency, ╛╕noun. ╟│= antecedence;╕ priority.
╩│antecedency, ╛╕noun. ╟│= antecedence;╕ priority.
╜│antecedent, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕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.
╩│ante meridiem,
╜│ante-mortem, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ before death, especially just before death.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an ante-mortem confession.┤
╩│ante-mortem, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antemundane, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ before the creation of the world.
╩│antemundane, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antenatal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ happening or existing before birth; prenatal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. antenatal care.┤
┼╕adv. ╡antenatally.┤
╩│antenatal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antenna, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tennae╕ (for 1 and 3,)
╞┌│ │-tennas╕ (for 2.)
┬┌│ 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).┤
╩│antenna, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tennae╕ (for 1 and 3,)
╜│antennae, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a plural of ╡antenna┤ (defs. 1 and 3).
╩│antennae, ╛╕noun.
╜│antennal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (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.
╩│anthelion, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lia.╕
╜│anthelix, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-helices╕ , │-helixes.╕
╟┌│ ╟│= antihelix.
╩│anthelix, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-helices╕ , │-helixes.╕
╜│anthelmintic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕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.
╩│anthropogenesis, ╛╕noun.
╜│anthropogenetic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with anthropogenesis.
╩│anthropogenetic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anthropogeny, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anthropogenesis.
╩│anthropogeny, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anthropogenesis.
╜│anthropogeographic, ╛╕adjective.
╟┌│ ╟│= anthropogeographical.
╩│anthropogeographic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anthropogeographical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with anthropogeography.
┼╕adv. ╡anthropogeographically.┤
╩│anthropogeographical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anthropogeography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│anthropometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│anthropometric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with anthropometry.
┼╕adv. ╡anthropometrically.┤
╩│anthropometric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anthropometrical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anthropometric.
╩│anthropometrical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anthropometric.
╜│anthropometrist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies anthropometry.
╩│anthropometrist, ╛╕noun.
╜│anthropometry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
┼╕noun ╡anthropomorphist.┤
╩│anthropomorphism, ╛╕noun.
╜│anthropomorphize, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive
╛┌╕ verb, ╞│-phized,╕ │-phizing.╕
┬┌┤ to attribute human form or qualities to gods,
┬┤ animals, or things.
┼╕noun ╡anthropomorphization.┤
╩│anthropomorphize, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive
╜│anthropomorphosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ transformation into human shape.
╩│anthropomorphosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│anthropomorphous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of human form; having the form of a man.
├│ 2. ┤╡= anthropomorphic.┤
┼╕adv. ╡anthropomorphously.┤
╩│anthropomorphous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anthropopathic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with anthropopathy.
┼╕adv. ╡anthropopathically.┤
╩│anthropopathic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anthropopathism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anthropopathy.
╩│anthropopathism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anthropopathy.
╜│anthropopathy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the act or practice of attributing human feelings
┬┤ and passions to a god, animal, or thing.
╩│anthropopathy, ╛╕noun.
╜│anthropophagi, ╛╕noun pl., sing. ╞│-gus.╕
┬┌┤ man-eaters; cannibals.
╩│anthropophagi, ╛╕noun pl., sing. ╞│-gus.╕
╜│anthropophagic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cannibalistic.
╩│anthropophagic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cannibalistic.
╜│anthropophagical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cannibalistic.
╩│anthropophagical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cannibalistic.
╜│anthropophagism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cannibalism.
╩│anthropophagism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cannibalism.
╜│anthropophagist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cannibal.
╩│anthropophagist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cannibal.
╜│anthropophagite, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cannibal.
╩│anthropophagite, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cannibal.
╜│anthropophagous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cannibalistic.
╩│anthropophagous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cannibalistic.
╜│anthropophagus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ singular of ╡anthropophagi.┤
╩│anthropophagus, ╛╕noun.
╜│anthropophagy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ = cannibalism.
╩│anthropophagy, ╛╕noun.
╜│anthropophuism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│anthurium, ╛╕noun.
╜│anti, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tis,╕ ╛adjective, preposition.
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person opposed to something, such as a plan, idea,
├┤ or political party.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or belonging to the opposition; opposed; against.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is inclined to be anti by profession--anti┤
╔┤ ╢the new (Manchester Guardian).┤
├╕prep. ┤ ┤opposed to; against.
╔┤ ╢Ex. anti everything new.┤
╩│anti, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tis,╕ ╛adjective, preposition.
╜│anti-,╕
┬┌┤ (prefix.)
├│ 1. ┤against; opposed to ______.
╔┤ ╢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.
╩│antibody, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bodies.╕
╜│antic, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb, ╞│-ticked,╕ │-ticking.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤Often, ╡antics.┤ a funny or grotesque gesture or
┬┤ action; a silly trick; caper.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The clown amused the children by his antics.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) a clown.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... dancing and hallooing like an antic (Daniel┤
╔┤ ╢Defoe).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤grotesque, bizarre, or ludicrous, especially in
├┤ appearance or behavior.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The clown came on with many antic gestures.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to perform antics; play the clown.
╩│antic, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb, ╞│-ticked,╕ │-ticking.╕
╜│anticancer, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ used in the treatment or prevention of cancer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. anticancer drugs, an anticancer vaccine.┤
╩│anticancer, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anticapitalism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ opposition to the principles of capitalism and to
┬┤ the institutions or practices based on them.
┼╕n., adj. ╡anticapitalist.┤
╩│anticapitalism, ╛╕noun.
╜│anticapitalistic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anticapitalist.
╩│anticapitalistic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anticapitalist.
╜│anticatalyst, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (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┤).
╩│anticline, ╛╕noun.
╜│anticlinorium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-noria╕ , │-noriums.╕
┬┌┤ a mountain range or system in which the folds of
┬┤ strata constitute one huge composite of anticlines
┬┤ and synclines.
╩│anticlinorium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-noria╕ , │-noriums.╕
╜│anticlockwise, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╟┌│ ╟│= counterclockwise.
╩│anticlockwise, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│anticlotting, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anticoagulant.
╩│anticlotting, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anticoagulant.
╜│anticly, ╛╕adverb. ╟│= grotesquely.
╩│anticly, ╛╕adverb. ╟│= grotesquely.
╜│anticoagulant, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕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.
╩│antihalation, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│antihelium, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the analogue in antimatter of helium.
╩│antihelium, ╛╕noun.
╜│antihelix, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-helices╕ , │-helixes.╕
┬┌┤ the curved ridge of cartilage within the outer rim
┬┤ (helix) of the human ear. Also, ╡anthelix.┤
╩│antihelix, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-helices╕ , │-helixes.╕
╜│antihemophilic factor,
┬┌┤ a protein in blood plasma that causes clotting.
┬┤ (Abbr.) AHF (no periods).
╩│antihemophilic factor,
╜│antihemophilic globulin,╕ ╟│= antihemophilic factor.
┬┌┤ (Abbr.) AHG (no periods).
╩│antihemophilic globulin,╕ ╟│= antihemophilic factor.
╜│antihero, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-roes.╕
┬┌┤ 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
╩│antilymphocyte globulin,
╜│antilymphocyte serum,╕ ╟│= antilymphocyte globulin.
┬┌┤ (Abbr.) ALS (no periods).
╩│antilymphocyte serum,╕ ╟│= antilymphocyte globulin.
╜│antimacassar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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).┤
╩│antimicrobial, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│antimicrobic, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= antimicrobial.
╩│antimicrobic, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= antimicrobial.
╜│antimilitarism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ opposition to the military, or to a predominant
┬┤ military interest in government or administration.
┼╕adj., n. ╡antimilitarist.┤
╩│antimilitarism, ╛╕noun.
╜│antimilitaristic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= antimilitarist.
╩│antimilitaristic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= antimilitarist.
╜│antimissile┐╕ or │anti-missile, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤used in defense against ballistic missiles and
┬┤ rockets; designed to intercept and destroy enemy
┬┤ missiles.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an antimissile missile, an antimissile system.┤
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with antimissile weapons or
├┤ systems.
╔┤ ╢Ex. antimissile research.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤an antimissile weapon, especially an antimissile
├┤ missile.
╩│antimissile┐╕ or │anti-missile, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│antimitotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ capable of retarding mitosis or cell division in
┬┤ malignant tissues.
╩│antimitotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antimolecule┐╕ or │anti-molecule, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a molecule of antimatter.
╩│antimolecule┐╕ or │anti-molecule, ╛╕noun.
╜│antimonarchic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= antimonarchist ╕(def.
╟┌╕ 1).
╩│antimonarchic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= antimonarchist ╕(def.
╜│antimonarchical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= antimonarchist
╟┌╕ ╕(def. 1).
╩│antimonarchical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= antimonarchist
╜│antimonarchist, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤opposed to monarchy as an institution.
├│ 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.┤
┼╕adv. ╡antipathetically.┤
╩│antipathetic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antipathetical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= antipathetic.
╩│antipathetical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= antipathetic.
╜│antipathic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= antipathetic.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Medicine.) producing contrary symptoms;
├┤ allopathic.
╩│antipathic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antipathy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-thies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a strong or fixed dislike; a feeling against;
┬┤ aversion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She felt an antipathy to snakes.┤
┴┤ (SYN) repugnance, abhorrence, disgust.
├│ 2. ┤something or someone that arouses such a feeling;
├┤ an object of aversion or dislike.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Scots and nonconformists were antipathies of┤
╔┤ ╢Dr. Johnson.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) contrariety of feeling, disposition,
├┤ or nature.
╩│antipathy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-thies.╕
╜│antiperiodic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a drug or agent that cures diseases, especially
┬┤ intermittent fever, that exhibit periodicity.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤that acts as an antiperiodic.
╩│antiperiodic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│antiperistalsis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ reversed peristaltic action of the intestines, by
┬┤ which their contents are carried upward.
╩│antiperistalsis, ╛╕noun.
╜│antiperistaltic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with antiperistalsis; reversing
┬┤ peristaltic action.
╩│antiperistaltic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antipernicious anemia factor, ╟= vitamin BUu.
╩│antipernicious anemia factor, ╟= vitamin BUu.
╜│antipersonnel, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Military.) directed against enemy troops rather
┬┤ than against mechanized equipment or supplies.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an antipersonnel mine.┤
╩│antipersonnel, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antiperspirant, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤any one of a number of preparations for inhibiting
┬┤ perspiration, especially in order to prevent body
┬┤ odor.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤that is an antiperspirant.
╩│antiperspirant, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│antipestilential, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ preventing, or used against, a plague or epidemic.
╩│antipestilential, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antipetalous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ growing opposite the petals.
╔┤ ╢Ex. antipetalous stamens.┤
╩│antipetalous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antiphlogistic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤an agent or drug that counteracts or reduces
┬┤ inflammation.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤that acts as an antiphlogistic.
╩│antiphlogistic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│antiphon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a song, hymn, or prayer sung or chanted in
┬┤ alternate parts; a composition consisting of verses
┬┤ or passages sung alternately by two choirs.
├│ b. ┤a short introduction or conclusion (often in the
├┤ form of plain song) to a psalm or other part of a
├┤ church service.
├│ 2. ┤a verse or verses sung or chanted in response in
├┤ a church service.
╩│antiphon, ╛╕noun.
╜│antiphonal, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤like an antiphon; sung or chanted alternately.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a book of antiphons; antiphonary.
┼╕adv. ╡antiphonally.┤
╩│antiphonal, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│antiphonary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-naries,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a book containing a set or collection of antiphons.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= antiphonal.┤
╩│antiphonary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-naries,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│antiphoner, ╛╕noun. ╟│= antiphonary.
╩│antiphoner, ╛╕noun. ╟│= antiphonary.
╜│antiphonic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= antiphonal.
╩│antiphonic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= antiphonal.
╜│antiphony, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤antiphonal singing.
├│ b. ┤an antiphonal response.
├│ 2. ┤╡= antiphon ┤(def. 1a).┤
╩│antiphony, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
╜│antiphrasis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the conscious use of words in a sense opposite to
┬┤ their meaning.
╩│antiphrasis, ╛╕noun.
╜│antiphrastic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with antiphrasis; opposed to the
┬┤ ordinary meaning.
╩│antiphrastic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antiplastic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤preventing or inhibiting plasticity.
├│ 2. ┤(Medicine.) tending to prevent or check the
├┤ process of healing.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an antiplastic substance or agent.
╩│antiplastic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│antipodal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤on the opposite side of the earth.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) directly opposite; exactly contrary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. antipodal beliefs.┤
┼╕adv. ╡antipodally.┤
╩│antipodal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antipode, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ anything exactly opposite; direct opposite.
┴┤ (SYN) antithesis.
╩│antipode, ╛╕noun.
╜│antipodean, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= antipodal.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤an inhabitant of an antipodal place.
╩│antipodean, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│antipodes, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 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.
╩│antiquark, ╛╕noun.
╜│antiquary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-quaries.╕ ╟│= antiquarian.
╩│antiquary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-quaries.╕ ╟│= antiquarian.
╜│antiquate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-quated,╕ │-quating.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to make old-fashioned, out of date, or obsolete.
├│ 2. ┤to cause to appear antique; antique.
┼╕noun ╡antiquation.┤
╩│antiquate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-quated,╕ │-quating.╕
╜│antiquated, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤that has grown old but is no longer valued;
┬┤ old-fashioned; out-of-date.
╔┤ ╢Ex. antiquated fashions, antiquated laws. Most┤
╔┤ ╢science books written 20 years ago are now┤
╔┤ ╢antiquated.┤
┴┤ (SYN) obsolete, archaic, outmoded.
├│ 2. ┤too old for work or service.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This antiquated truck is ready for the junk heap.┤
┼╕noun ╡antiquatedness.┤
╩│antiquated, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antique, ╛╕adjective, noun, verb, ╞│-tiqued,╕ │-tiquing.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤old-fashioned; out-of-date.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She wore an antique gown to the costume party.┤
┴┤ (SYN) antiquated.
├│ 2. ┤of or belonging to ancient Greece or Rome.
┴┤ (SYN) classic.
├│ 3a. ┤of times long ago; from times long ago; ancient.
╔┤ ╢Ex. antique heroes.┤
┴┤ (SYN) early.
├│ b. ┤of or belonging to a distinctly earlier age than
├┤ the present; old.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This antique chair was made in 1750.┤
┴┤ (SYN) early.
├│ 4. ┤in the style of times long ago.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An antique gold finish is dull and slightly┤
╔┤ ╢greenish.┤
├│ 5. ┤by or in which antiques are bought and sold.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an antique shop, an antique dealer.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤something belonging to an earlier age; a piece of
├┤ china, silver, furniture, or other article, made
├┤ long ago.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This carved chest is a genuine antique.┤
├│ 2. ┤antique style, usually of Greek or Roman art.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a statue imitating the antique.┤
├│ 3. ┤a style of type.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to make, bind, or finish in an antique style.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to collect antiques; shop for antiques.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Everybody antiques. Everybody loves the 18th┤
╔┤ ╢century (Atlanta Constitution).┤
┼╕adv. ╡antiquely.┤
┼╕noun ╡antiqueness.┤
┼╕noun ╡antiquer.┤
╩│antique, ╛╕adjective, noun, verb, ╞│-tiqued,╕ │-tiquing.╕
╜│antiquity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤great age; oldness.
╔┤ ╢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.
┼╕adv. ╡antiseptically.┤
╩│antiseptic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│antisepticize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-cized,╕ │-cizing.╕
┬┌┤ to treat with an antiseptic or antiseptics.
╩│antisepticize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-cized,╕ │-cizing.╕
╜│antiserum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-serums,╕ │-sera.╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╜│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
╜│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,
╜│A one,
┬┌┤ (Informal.) first-rate; first-class; excellent.
┬┤ Also, ╡A No. 1,┤ ╡A number 1,┤ ╡A 1.┤
╩│A one,
╜│Aonian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ 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).
╩│APB╕ (no periods),
╜│APC╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤adenoidal-pharyngeal-conjunctival (virus).
├│ 2. ┤aspirin, phenacetin, caffeine.
╩│APC╕ (no periods),
╜│ape, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│aped,╕ │aping,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕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).┤
┼╕adj. ╡apelike.┤
╩│ape, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│aped,╕ │aping,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│apeak, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌╕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.┤
╩│aphesis, ╛╕noun.
╜│aphetic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ concerning or produced by aphesis.
╩│aphetic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aphetize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕
┬┌┤ to shorten by aphesis.
╩│aphetize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕
╜│aphicide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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).┤
┼╕adv. ╡aphoristically.┤
╩│aphoristic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aphorize, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-rized,╕ │-rizing.╕
┬┌┤ to write or speak in aphorisms.
╩│aphorize, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-rized,╕ │-rizing.╕
╜│aphotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ without light.
╩│aphotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aphrodisiac, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤awakening or increasing sexual desire.
├╕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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an apochromatic lens.┤
╩│apochromatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apocopate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-pated,╕ │-pating,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to shorten by apocope.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤apocopated.
┼╕noun ╡apocopation.┤
╩│apocopate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-pated,╕ │-pating,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│apocope, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.┤
┴┤ (SYN) dubious.
├│ 2. ┤of doubtful genuineness; false; counterfeit.
╔┤ ╢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┤).
╩│apologia pro vita sua,
╜│apologise, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-gised,╕ │-gising.╕
┬┌┤ (British.) apologize.
╩│apologise, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-gised,╕ │-gising.╕
╜│apologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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).┤
╩│apologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│apologize, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-gized,╕ │-gizing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to say one is sorry; make an apology; acknowledge
┬┤ a fault; offer an excuse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She apologized for hurting my feelings.┤
├│ 2. ┤to defend an idea, argument, belief, or other
├┤ doctrine, in speech or writing.
┼╕noun ╡apologizer.┤
╩│apologize, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-gized,╕ │-gizing.╕
╜│apologue, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a fable with a moral.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Aesop's fables are apologues.┤
╩│apologue, ╛╕noun.
╜│apology, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gies.╕
┬┌│ 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."
╩│apophasis, ╛╕noun.
╜│apophony, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕ ╟│= ablaut.
╩│apophony, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕ ╟│= ablaut.
╜│apophthegm, ╛╕noun. ╟│= apothegm.
╩│apophthegm, ╛╕noun. ╟│= apothegm.
╜│apophthegmatic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apothegmatic.
╩│apophthegmatic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apothegmatic.
╜│apophthegmatical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apothegmatical.
╩│apophthegmatical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apothegmatical.
╜│apophyge, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Rare.)
├│ 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."
╩│aposiopesis, ╛╕noun.
╜│aposiopetic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Rare.) of or like aposiopesis.
╩│aposiopetic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apostasize, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-sized,╕ │-sizing.╕
╟┌│ ╟│= apostatize.
╩│apostasize, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-sized,╕ │-sizing.╕
╜│apostasy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-sies.╕
┬┌┤ a complete forsaking of one's religion, faith,
┬┤ political party, or principles.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) In 1910 began a series of famed┤
╔┤ ╢apostasies of disciples who refused to accept┤
╔┤ ╢Freud's theories unconditionally (Time).┤
┴┤ (SYN) desertion, defection, lapse.
╩│apostasy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-sies.╕
╜│apostate, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a person who completely forsakes his religion,
┬┤ faith, political party, or principles.
┴┤ (SYN) renegade, traitor.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤unfaithful to religion, faith, political party, or
├┤ principles.
╩│apostate, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│apostatic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apostate.
╩│apostatic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apostate.
╜│apostatical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apostate.
╩│apostatical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apostate.
╜│apostatize, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕
┬┌┤ to forsake completely one's religion, faith,
┬┤ political party, or principles.
╩│apostatize, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕
╜│a posteriori,
┬┌│ 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.
╩│apostrophic─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
╜│apostrophize─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb, intransitive
╛┌╕ verb, ╞│-phized,╕ │-phizing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to mark with an apostrophe or apostrophes.
├│ 2. ┤to write or print using an apostrophe or
├┤ apostrophes.
╩│apostrophize─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb, intransitive
╜│apostrophize─╕ (2), ╛verb, ╞│-phized,╕ │-phizing.╕
┬┌╕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."┤
╩│apostrophize─╕ (2), ╛verb, ╞│-phized,╕ │-phizing.╕
╜│apothecaries' measure,╕
┬┌┤ 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.
┴┤ (SYN) sententious, pithy. Also, ╡apophthegmatic.┤
┼╕adv. ╡apothegmatically.┤
╩│apothegmatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apothegmatical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apothegmatic.
╩│apothegmatical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apothegmatic.
╜│apothegmatist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a maker of apothegms.
╩│apothegmatist, ╛╕noun.
╜│apothem, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (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.┤
╩│apotheosis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
╜│apotheosize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-sized,╕ │-sizing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to glorify; exalt.
├│ 2. ┤to raise to the rank of a god; deify.
╩│apotheosize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-sized,╕ │-sizing.╕
╜│apotropaic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ able or believed to be able to ward off evil.
╔┤ ╢Ex. apotropaic charms.┤
╩│apotropaic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apozymase, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the part of zymase that is composed of protein.
╩│apozymase, ╛╕noun.
╜│app.,╕
┬┌┤ an abbreviation for the following:
├│ 1. ┤apparent.
├│ 2. ┤appendix.
├│ 3. ┤appointed.
├│ 4. ┤apprentice.
╩│app.,╕
╜│appal, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-palled,╕ │-palling.╕ ╟│= appall.
╩│appal, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│Appalachian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 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.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ (Obsolete.) │1. ┤to become pale.
├│ 2a. ┤to fail.
├│ b. ┤to lose flavor; pall.
╩│appall, ╛╕verb, ╞│-palled,╕ │-palling.╕
╜│appalling, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ causing horror; dismaying; terrifying; horrifying.
╔┤ ╢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.
├│ 2. ┤a person's assigned portion; rightful property.
├│ 3. ┤something that accompanies; adjunct.
╔┤ ╢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
╜│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.┤
╩│appearance, ╛╕noun.
╜│appease, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-peased,╕ │-peasing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to put an end to by satisfying (an appetite or
┬┤ desire); satisfy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A good dinner will appease your hunger.┤
├│ 2. ┤to make calm or quiet; pacify.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He tried to appease the crying child by giving┤
╔┤ ╢him candy.┤
├│ 3. ┤to give in to the demands of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy appeased his father and got up from┤
╔┤ ╢television to finish his homework.┤
┴┤ (SYN) conciliate, placate, propitiate.
┼╕adj. ╡appeasable.┤
┼╕adv. ╡appeasingly.┤
╩│appease, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-peased,╕ │-peasing.╕
╜│appeasement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the act of appeasing or the condition of being
┬┤ appeased; pacification; satisfaction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The road of appeasement is not the road to┤
╔┤ ╢peace, but is surrender on the installment plan (New┤
╔┤ ╢York Times).┤
╩│appeasement, ╛╕noun.
╜│appeaser, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who appeases.
╩│appeaser, ╛╕noun.
╜│appel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Fencing.)
├│ 1. ┤a stamp of the foot, originally an indication of
├┤ a coming attack, now often accompanying a feint.
├│ 2. ┤a sharp stroke on the opponent's blade, often
├┤ accompanied by a stamp of the foot, used to secure
├┤ an opening.
╩│appel, ╛╕noun.
╜│appellant, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a person who appeals, especially one who appeals a
┬┤ decision of a lower court to a higher court.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having to do with appeals.
├│ 2. ┤appealing.
╩│appellant, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│appellate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an appeal or appeals.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An appellate judge hears appeals that question┤
╔┤ ╢the accuracy of the trial judge's decisions on┤
╔┤ ╢points of law (Erwin N. Griswold).┤
╩│appellate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│appellate court,╕
┬┌┤ a court having the power to examine again and
┬┤ reverse the decisions of a lower court.
╩│appellate court,╕
╜│appellation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a name.
├│ 2. ┤a title describing some quality; epithet. In
├┤ "John the Baptist," the appellation of ╖John┤ is ╖the┤
├┤ ╖Baptist.┤
├│ 3. ┤the act of calling by a name; designation.
╩│appellation, ╛╕noun.
╜│appellative, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a descriptive name.
├│ 2. ┤a common noun that can be applied to any member
├┤ of a class.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤that names.
┼╕adv. ╡appellatively.┤
╩│appellative, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│appellee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the defendant or respondent in a case carried by
┬┤ appeal to a higher court.
╩│appellee, ╛╕noun.
╜│appellor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who carries a case by appeal to a higher
┬┤ court.
╩│appellor, ╛╕noun.
╜│append, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to add to a larger thing; attach as a supplement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to append notes to a book. The amendments to the┤
╔┤ ╢Constitution of the United States are appended to it.┤
┴┤ (SYN) subjoin, affix.
╩│append, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│appendage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a thing attached to something larger or more
┬┤ important; addition.
┴┤ (SYN) adjunct, accessory.
├│ 2. ┤(Biology.) any one of various external or
├┤ subordinate parts. Arms, tails, fins, and legs are
├┤ appendages.
╩│appendage, ╛╕noun.
╜│appendaged, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ furnished with orhaving an appendage or appendages.
╩│appendaged, ╛╕adjective.
╜│appendance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Law.) the fact of being appendant.
╩│appendance, ╛╕noun.
╜│appendant┐╕ or │appendent, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤added; attached.
┴┤ (SYN) pertinent, attendant, consequent.
├│ 2. ┤(Law.) attached or belonging as an additional but
├┤ subsidiary right.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an appendage.
├│ 2. ┤a subsidiary right or property.
╩│appendant┐╕ or │appendent, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│appendectomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
┬┌┤ removal of the vermiform appendix by a surgical
┬┤ operation.
╩│appendectomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
╜│appendicectomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕ ╟│= appendectomy.
╩│appendicectomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕ ╟│= appendectomy.
╜│appendices, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a plural of ╡appendix.┤
╩│appendices, ╛╕noun.
╜│appendicitis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ inflammation of the appendix of the large intestine.
╩│appendicitis, ╛╕noun.
╜│appendicle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small appendage.
╩│appendicle, ╛╕noun.
╜│appendicular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like an appendix.
╩│appendicular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│appendicular skeleton,╕
┬┌┤ the skeleton of the limbs (contrasted with ╖axial┤
┬┤ ╖skeleton┤).
╩│appendicular skeleton,╕
╜│appendiculate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having appendicies or appendages.
├│ 2. ┤╡= appendicular.┤
╩│appendiculate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│appendix, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dixes╕ or │-dices,╕ ╛verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-dixed,╕ │-dixing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the small, saclike growth attached to the large
┬┤ intestine; vermiform appendix.
├│ 2. ┤an addition at the end of a book or document.
├│ 3. ┤a tube located at the bottom of the bag of a
├┤ dirigible or balloon, by which it is inflated or
├┤ deflated.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to provide with an appendix.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The book is illustrated, indexed, and appendixed┤
╔┤ ╢to a fare-thee-well (New Yorker).┤
╩│appendix, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dixes╕ or │-dices,╕ ╛verb,
╜│appendix vermiformis, ╟= vermiform appendix.
╩│appendix vermiformis, ╟= vermiform appendix.
╜│apperceive, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ceived,╕ │-ceiving.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to perceive clearly; observe; recognize; notice;
┬┤ remark.
├│ 2. ┤(Psychology, Rare.) to comprehend by apperception.
╩│apperceive, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ceived,╕ │-ceiving.╕
╜│apperception, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤clear perception; full understanding.
├│ 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.┤
├│ 2. ┤approval; praise.
┴┤ (SYN) acclamation, acclaim, approbation, plaudit,
┴┤ accolade.
╩│applause, ╛╕noun.
╜│applausive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ characterized by applause.
┼╕adv. ╡applausively.┤
╩│applausive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apple, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.┤
╩│applied science,╕
╜│applier, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person or thing that applies.
╩│applier, ╛╕noun.
╜│applique, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-qued,╕ │-queing,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤ornaments made of one material sewed or otherwise
┬┤ fastened on another.
├│ 2. ┤work trimmed with such ornaments.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to trim or ornament with applique.
├│ 2. ┤to fasten on as applique.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤trimmed in this way.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an applique quilt.┤
├│ 2. ┤applied in this way to other material.
╔┤ ╢Ex. applique trim.┤
╩│applique, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-qued,╕ │-queing,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│apply, ╛╕verb, ╞│-plied,╕ │-plying.╕
┬┌╕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.
╩│apposable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│appose, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-posed,╕ │-posing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to put next; place side by side.
├│ 2. ┤to put (one thing to another); apply.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An official seal was apposed to the document.┤
╩│appose, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-posed,╕ │-posing.╕
╜│apposite, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ fittingly applied; appropriate; suitable; apt.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That is a very apposite suggestion.┤
┴┤ (SYN) pertinent, relevant, apropos.
┼╕adv. ╡appositely.┤
┼╕noun ╡appositeness.┤
╩│apposite, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apposition, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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).┤
╩│appraisal, ╛╕noun.
╜│appraise, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-praised,╕ │-praising.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to estimate the value, amount, quality, or merit
┬┤ of; judge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A teacher should be able to appraise ability and┤
╔┤ ╢achievement in students.┤
┴┤ (SYN) rate, apprize.
├│ 2. ┤to set a price on; fix the value of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Property is appraised for taxation.┤
┼╕adv. ╡appraisingly.┤
╩│appraise, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-praised,╕ │-praising.╕
╜│appraisement, ╛╕noun. ╟│= appraisal.
╩│appraisement, ╛╕noun. ╟│= appraisal.
╜│appraiser, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person authorized to fix the value of items
┬┤ such as property, imported goods, or real estate.
├│ 2. ┤a person who appraises.
╩│appraiser, ╛╕noun.
╜│appreciable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ enough to be felt or estimated; noticeable;
┬┤ perceptible.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A slight hill makes an appreciable difference in┤
╔┤ ╢walking. With more study his grades showed┤
╔┤ ╢appreciable improvement.┤
┴┤ (SYN) discernible, palpable, marked, significant,
┴┤ considerable.
╩│appreciable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│appreciably, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ 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).┤
╩│apprenticeship, ╛╕noun.
╜│appressed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ pressed closely; fitting closely (to).
╩│appressed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apprise─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb, ╞│-prised,╕ │-prising.╕
┬┌┤ to give notice to; let know; inform; notify; advise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We were at once apprised of his change of plans.┤
┬┤ Also, ╡apprize.┤
┼╕noun ╡appriser.┤
┼╕noun ╡apprisement.┤
╩│apprise─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb, ╞│-prised,╕ │-prising.╕
╜│apprise─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb, ╞│-prised,╕ │-prising.╕
╟┌│ ╟│= apprize ╕(appraise).
┼┌╕noun ╡appriser.┤
┼╕noun ╡apprisement.┤
╩│apprise─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb, ╞│-prised,╕ │-prising.╕
╜│apprize─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb, ╞│-prized,╕ │-prizing.╕
╟┌│ ╟│= apprise ╕(1).
┼┌╕noun ╡apprizer.┤
┼╕noun ╡apprizement.┤
╩│apprize─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb, ╞│-prized,╕ │-prizing.╕
╜│apprize─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb, ╞│-prized,╕ │-prizing.╕
╟┌│ ╟│= appraise.
┼┌╕noun ╡apprizer.┤
┼╕noun ╡apprizement.┤
╩│apprize─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb, ╞│-prized,╕ │-prizing.╕
╜│approach, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to come near or nearer to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Walk softly as you approach the baby's crib.┤
╔┤ ╢(Figurative.) The wind was approaching a gale.┤
┴┤ (SYN) near, approximate.
├│ 2. ┤to bring or move near (to something).
╔┤ ╢Ex. I ... approached my chair by sly degrees to the┤
╔┤ ╢fire (Oliver Goldsmith).┤
├│ 3. ┤to make advances or overtures to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A group of us approached the principal with the┤
╔┤ ╢idea of calling a holiday in honor of Martin Luther┤
╔┤ ╢King.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) to start work on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to approach a difficult task.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to come near or nearer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Winter is approaching.┤
┴┤ (SYN) impend.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the act of coming near or nearer; approaching.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sunset announces the approach of night.┤
┴┤ (SYN) advance, advent.
├│ 2. ┤a way by which a place or person can be reached;
├┤ means of access.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The approach to the house was a narrow path. His┤
╔┤ ╢best approach to the great man lay through a mutual┤
╔┤ ╢friend.┤
┴┤ (SYN) accession.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) a method of starting work on a task
├┤ or problem.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He seems to have a good approach to the problem.┤
├│ 4. ┤nearness in quality, character, time, or
├┤ condition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In mathematics there must be more than an┤
╔┤ ╢approach to accuracy.┤
┴┤ (SYN) approximation.
├│ 5. ┤a stroke in golf by which a player tries to hit
├┤ his ball onto the putting green.
└╕expr. ╡approaches,┤ ┤works thrown up by besiegers for
└┤ protection in their advances toward a fortress.
┼╕adj. ╡approachless.┤
╩│approach, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│approachability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ approachable quality or condition.
╩│approachability, ╛╕noun.
╜│approachable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤that can be approached; accessible.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The house on the mountain is approachable only┤
╔┤ ╢on foot.┤
├│ 2. ┤easy to approach and talk to; friendly and
├┤ sociable; affable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. No matter how busy he was, he was always┤
╔┤ ╢approachable.┤
┼╕noun ╡approachableness.┤
╩│approachable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│approach light,╕
┬┌┤ a light or one of a series of lights placed in front
┬┤ of a runway to indicate a favorable approach for
┬┤ aircraft.
╩│approach light,╕
╜│approbate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-bated,╕ │-bating.╕
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) to express approbation of.
╩│approbate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-bated,╕ │-bating.╕
╜│approbation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤favorable opinion; approval.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The teacher gave her approbation to the science┤
╔┤ ╢committee's class report.┤
├│ 2. ┤the act of formally and authoritatively
├┤ approving; sanction.
╩│approbation, ╛╕noun.
╜│approbative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ expressing approbation; approving.
┼╕noun ╡approbativeness.┤
╩│approbative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│approbatory, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= approbative.
╩│approbatory, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= approbative.
╜│approof, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.)
├│ 1. ┤approval.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The self-same tongue, Either of condemnation or┤
╔┤ ╢approof (Shakespeare).┤
├│ 2. ┤proof.
╩│approof, ╛╕noun.
╜│appropinquate, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-quated,╕
╞┌│ │-quating.╕
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) to come near; approach.
╩│appropinquate, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-quated,╕
╜│appropinquation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the action of coming near; approach.
╩│appropinquation, ╛╕noun.
╜│appropinquity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ nearness, such as of one to another; propinquity.
╩│appropinquity, ╛╕noun.
╜│appropriable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be appropriated.
╩│appropriable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│appropriate─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ right for the occasion; suitable; proper; fitting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Plain, simple clothes are appropriate for school┤
╔┤ ╢wear.┤
┴┤ (SYN) meet.
┼╕adv. ╡appropriately.┤
┼╕noun ╡appropriateness.┤
╩│appropriate─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
╜│appropriate─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to set apart for some special use.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The state legislature has just appropriated┤
╔┤ ╢additional funds for school aid.┤
┴┤ (SYN) assign, apportion.
├│ 2. ┤to take for oneself; take possession of; use as
├┤ one's own.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You should not appropriate other people's┤
╔┤ ╢belongings without their permission.┤
┴┤ (SYN) seize, secure.
┼╕noun ╡appropriator.┤
╩│appropriate─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
╜│appropriate technology,╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│approximal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│approximate, ╛╕adjective, verb, ╞│-mated,╕ │-mating.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤nearly correct.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The approximate length of a meter is 40 inches;┤
╔┤ ╢the exact length is 39.37 inches.┤
├│ 2. ┤very near.
╔┤ ╢Ex. approximate leaves.┤
├│ 3. ┤very like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a statement approximate to the truth.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to come near to; approach.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Your account of what happened approximates the┤
╔┤ ╢truth, but there are several small errors. The crowd┤
╔┤ ╢approximated a thousand people.┤
├│ 2. ┤to bring near.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to come near or close (to).
╔┤ ╢Ex. All we can expect ... is to approximate to the┤
╔┤ ╢true solution (James Stephen).┤
╩│approximate, ╛╕adjective, verb, ╞│-mated,╕ │-mating.╕
╜│approximately, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ by a close estimate; nearly; about.
╔┤ ╢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).┤
├│ b. ┤apparatus; gear.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the appurtenances of war.┤
╩│appurtenance, ╛╕noun.
╜│appurtenant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤pertaining; belonging; appertaining (to).
├╕noun ┤ ┤a thing that appertains.
╔┤ ╢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).┤
╩│apres tout,
╜│apres vous,
┬┌┤ (French.) after you.
╩│apres vous,
╜│apricate, ╛╕intransitive verb, transitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-cated,╕ │-cating.╕
┬┌┤ (Rare.) to bask in or expose to sunlight.
┼╕noun ╡aprication.┤
╩│apricate, ╛╕intransitive verb, transitive verb,
╜│apricot, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕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).┤
╩│apurpose, ╛╕adverb.
╜│apyretic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ free from fever.
╩│apyretic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apyrexial, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ absence of fever.
╩│apyrexial, ╛╕noun.
╜│apyrexial, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apyretic.
╩│apyrexial, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apyretic.
╜│aq.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤aqua.
├│ 2. ┤aqueous.
╩│aq.,╕
╜│Aq.,╕
┬┌┤ aqua.
╩│Aq.,╕
╜│AQ╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.Q.,╕
┬┌┤ achievement quotient.
╩│AQ╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.Q.,╕
╜│aqua, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │aquae╕ , │aquas,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤╡= water.┤
├│ 2. ┤a liquid solution (used in many descriptive names
├┤ in pharmacy and chemistry).
├│ 3. ┤aquamarine color.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤light bluish-green.
╩│aqua, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │aquae╕ , │aquas,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│aqua ammonia,╕ ╟│= aqua ammoniae.
╩│aqua ammonia,╕ ╟│= aqua ammoniae.
╜│aqua ammoniae,
┬┌┤ ammonia gas dissolved in water.
╩│aqua ammoniae,
╜│aquacade, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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).┤
╩│aquanaut, ╛╕noun.
╜│aquaplane, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-planed,╕ │-planing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a wide board on which a person rides for sport as he
┬┤ is towed by a speeding motorboat. See also ╡surfboard.┤┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to ride on an aquaplane for sport.
╩│aquaplane, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-planed,╕ │-planing.╕
╜│aquaplaning, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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).┤
╩│Arab, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Arab.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Arabian.
├│ 2. ┤Arabic.
╩│Arab.,╕
╜│arabesque, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb, ╞│-besqued,╕
╞┌│ │-besquing.╕
┬┌╕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.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to execute an arabesque in ballet.
╩│arabesque, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb, ╞│-besqued,╕
╜│Arabian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of Arabia or the Arabs.
├╕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.
├│ 2. ┤the seeds from which it is made.
╩│arabica, ╛╕noun.
╜│Arabicize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-cized,╕ │-cizing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to make like Arabic; conform to Arabic usage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Urdu is the Arabicized form of Hindustani.┤
├│ 2. ┤to render Arabic in culture; Arabize.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most of the Berbers have been Arabicized, but┤
╔┤ ╢some 35 percent continue to speak Berber dialects┤
╔┤ ╢(Benjamin Rivlin).┤
╩│Arabicize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-cized,╕ │-cizing.╕
╜│Arabic numerals┐╕ or │figures,╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│aragonite, ╛╕noun.
╜│arahat, ╛╕noun. ╟│= arhat.
╩│arahat, ╛╕noun. ╟│= arhat.
╜│araise, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│araised,╕ │araising.╕
┬┌┤ (Obsolete.) to raise.
╩│araise, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│araised,╕ │araising.╕
╜│arak, ╛╕noun. ╟│= arrack.
╩│arak, ╛╕noun. ╟│= arrack.
╜│Aralen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) chloroquine.
╩│Aralen, ╛╕noun.
╜│aralia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= araliad.
╩│aralia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= araliad.
╜│araliaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ 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).┤
╩│arbitrable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arbitrage, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-traged,╕ │-traging.╕
┬┌╕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.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) arbitration.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to engage in arbitrage.
╩│arbitrage, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-traged,╕ │-traging.╕
╜│arbitrager, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a banker or a broker in arbitrage operations.
╩│arbitrager, ╛╕noun.
╜│arbitrageur, ╛╕noun. ╟│= arbitrager.
╩│arbitrageur, ╛╕noun. ╟│= arbitrager.
╜│arbitral, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of arbiters or arbitration.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an arbitral body, an arbitral decision.┤
╩│arbitral, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arbitrament, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.┤
╩│arbored, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arboreous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤abounding in trees; wooded.
├│ 2. ┤╡= arboreal.┤
├│ 3. ┤╡= arborescent.┤
╩│arboreous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arbores, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ plural of ╡arbor┤ (3).
╩│arbores, ╛╕noun.
╜│arboresce, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-resced,╕ │-rescing.╕
┬┌┤ to take the form of a tree.
╩│arboresce, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-resced,╕ │-rescing.╕
╜│arborescence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the state of being arborescent.
╩│arborescence, ╛╕noun.
╜│arborescent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ like a tree in structure, growth, or appearance;
┬┤ branching.
╩│arborescent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arboretum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tums,╕ │-ta.╕
┬┌┤ a place where trees and shrubs, especially rare
┬┤ ones, are grown and exhibited for scientific,
┬┤ educational, and other purposes.
╩│arboretum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tums,╕ │-ta.╕
╜│arboricole, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ inhabiting trees.
╩│arboricole, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arboricolous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= arboricole.
╩│arboricolous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= arboricole.
╜│arboricultural, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with arboriculture.
╩│arboricultural, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arboriculture, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the cultivation of trees and shrubs for use or
┬┤ ornament.
╩│arboriculture, ╛╕noun.
╜│arboriculturist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies arboriculture.
╩│arboriculturist, ╛╕noun.
╜│arboriform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the form of a tree.
╩│arboriform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arborist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who studies or cultivates trees.
├│ 2. ┤(Rare.) a herbalist.
╩│arborist, ╛╕noun.
╜│arborization, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a growth or an appearance resembling the figure
┬┤ of a tree or plant, as in certain minerals or
┬┤ fossils.
├│ 2. ┤the process of growing into this shape or of
├┤ developing such an appearance.
╩│arborization, ╛╕noun.
╜│arborize, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-rized,╕ │-rizing.╕
┬┌┤ to have or produce branching formations.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The airways of the lung ... arborize like a tree┤
╔┤ ╢(New Scientist).┤
╩│arborize, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-rized,╕ │-rizing.╕
╜│arborous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= arboreous.
╩│arborous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= arboreous.
╜│arbor vitae┐,╕ or │arborvitae, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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,╕
╜│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.┤
├│ 2. ┤extreme; ultra-.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Archconservative = extreme conservative.┤
├│ 3. ┤early; primal; primitive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Archencephalon = primal encephalon (brain).┤
├┤ Also, ╡archi-.┤
╩│arch-,╕
╜│arch.,╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤archaic.
├│ b. ┤archaism.
├│ 2. ┤architecture.
╩│arch.,╕
╜│Arch.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤archbishop.
├│ 2. ┤archipelago.
├│ 3. ┤architect.
╩│Arch.,╕
╜│Archaean, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Archean.
╩│Archaean, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Archean.
╜│archaebacteria, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ 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).┤
╩│archaism, ╛╕noun.
╜│archaist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= antiquary.┤
├│ 2. ┤a person who uses archaisms.
╩│archaist, ╛╕noun.
╜│archaistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with an archaist.
├│ 2. ┤imitatively archaic; affectedly antique.
┼╕adv. ╡archaistically.┤
╩│archaistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│archaize, ╛╕intransitive verb, transitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ to cause something to be archaic; give an archaic
┬┤ flavor to.
┼╕noun ╡archaizer.┤
╩│archaize, ╛╕intransitive verb, transitive verb,
╜│archangel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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
╜│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)
╜│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.
├│ 2. ┤undifferentiated protoplasm. Also, ╡archoplasm.┤
╩│archiplasm, ╛╕noun.
╜│archiplasmic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ 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.
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= architectonics.┤
┼╕adv. ╡architectonically.┤
╩│architectonic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│architectonical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= architectonic.
╩│architectonical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= architectonic.
╜│architectonics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the science of architecture.
├│ 2. ┤skill in architecture.
├│ 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 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.
├│ 2. ┤a Greek.
╩│Argive, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│argle-bargle, ╛╕noun, intransitive verb, ╞│-bargled,╕
╞┌│ │-bargling.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) ╡= argy-bargy.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. Three months of legal argle-bargle ...┤
╔┤ ╢(Newsweek). (n.) Me and the minister were just┤
╔┤ ╢argle-bargling (D. Moir). (v.i.)┤
╩│argle-bargle, ╛╕noun, intransitive verb, ╞│-bargled,╕
╜│Argo, ╛╕noun, ╞genitive (def. 2) │Argus.╕
┬┌│ 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.┤
┴┤ (SYN) debate.
├│ 3. ┤to bring forward reasons against anything; raise
├┤ objections; dispute.
╔┤ ╢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.
╩│argus, ╛╕noun.
╜│Argus-eyed┐╕ or │argus-eyed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ keenly watchful; observant.
╩│Argus-eyed┐╕ or │argus-eyed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│argy-bargy, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-bargied,╕ │-bargying.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤noisy dispute; bickering; wrangling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... constant interrogation, argy-bargy and┤
╔┤ ╢palaver (Punch).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to argue noisily; bicker; wrangle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a session where opinionated delegates┤
╔┤ ╢argy-bargy under a chairman from the National┤
╔┤ ╢Executive (New Scientist).┤
├┤ Also, ╡argle-bargle.┤
╩│argy-bargy, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-bargied,╕ │-bargying.╕
╜│argyle┐╕ or │Argyle, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕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.
╩│Arianism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Arianize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ to convert to Arianism.
╩│Arianize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│ariboflavinosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a condition caused by insufficient riboflavin in the
┬┤ diet.
╩│ariboflavinosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│arid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having very little rainfall; very dry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an arid climate.┤
┴┤ (SYN) parched.
├│ 2. ┤unfruitful because of lack of moisture; barren.
╔┤ ╢Ex. arid soil. Desert lands are arid.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) dull; uninteresting and empty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an arid, boring speech, an arid, unrewarding┤
╔┤ ╢field of study.┤
┴┤ (SYN) lifeless.
┼╕adv. ╡aridly.┤
┼╕noun ╡aridness.┤
╩│arid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aridity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(no pl.) arid condition; dryness; barrenness.
╔┤ ╢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.
╩│arioso, ╛╕adjective, adverb, noun, ╞pl. │-sos.╕
╜│arise, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│arose,╕ │arisen,╕ │arising.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to rise up; get up.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The children arose from their seats to salute┤
╔┤ ╢the flag. My lady sweet, arise! (Shakespeare).┤
┴┤ (SYN) stand.
├│ 2. ┤to move upward; ascend.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Smoke arises from the chimney.┤
┴┤ (SYN) mount.
├│ 3a. ┤to come into being or action; come about;
├┤ appear; begin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A great wind arose. A cry arose from the stands┤
╔┤ ╢as the ballplayer was called "out."┤
┴┤ (SYN) originate.
├│ b. ┤to be caused; be started; result (from).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Accidents often arise from carelessness.┤
┴┤ (SYN) proceed.
╩│arise, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│arose,╕ │arisen,╕ │arising.╕
╜│arisen, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ past participle of ╡arise:┤
╔┤ ╢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.
╜│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.
╩│armory─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│armour, ╛╕noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ (British.) armor.
╩│armour, ╛╕noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb.
╜│armourbearer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) armorbearer.
╩│armourbearer, ╛╕noun.
╜│armour-clad, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ (British.) armor-clad.
╩│armour-clad, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│armoured, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (British.) armored.
╩│armoured, ╛╕adjective.
╜│armourer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) armorer.
╩│armourer, ╛╕noun.
╜│armouries, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (Canadian.) armory (def. 3).
╩│armouries, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│armoury, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mouries.╕
┬┌┤ (British.) armory.
╩│armoury, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mouries.╕
╜│armpit, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
├╕noun ┤ ┤any such plant.
╩│aroid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│aroideous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= araceous.
╩│aroideous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= araceous.
╜│aroint, ╛╕interjection, verb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.)
├╕interj. ┤ ┤Often, ╡aroint thee!┤ avaunt! begone!:
╔┤ ╢Ex. Aroint thee, Witch (Shakespeare).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to drive away.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Whiskered cats arointed flee (Elizabeth Barrett┤
╔┤ ╢Browning).┤
├┤ Also, ╡aroynt.┤
╩│aroint, ╛╕interjection, verb.
╜│aroma, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.
╩│aromatization, ╛╕noun.
╜│aromatize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕
┬┌┤ to make aromatic; season with spices.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Aromatized wines include ... French and Italian┤
╔┤ ╢vermouths. They are famous for their distinctive┤
╔┤ ╢odor, called bouquet (J. Bernard Robb).┤
╩│aromatize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕
╜│arose, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ past tense of ╡arise.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. She arose from her chair.┤
╩│arose, ╛╕verb.
╜│around, ╛╕preposition, adverb.
┬┌╕prep. ┤ │1. ┤in a circle about.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has traveled around the world.┤
├│ 2. ┤closely surrounding.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She had a coat around her shoulders.┤
├│ 3. ┤on all sides of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Woods lay around the house.┤
├│ 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.
╩│arrestor, ╛╕noun.
╜│arret, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a judgment or decision of a court.
├│ 2. ┤a decree of a sovereign authority.
╩│arret, ╛╕noun.
╜│arrhizal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) having no root.
╩│arrhizal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arrhizous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= arrhizal.
╩│arrhizous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= arrhizal.
╜│arrhythmia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ irregularity of heartbeat. Also, ╡arhythmia.┤
╩│arrhythmia, ╛╕noun.
╜│arrhythmic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ irregular; not rhythmic. Also, ╡arhythmic.┤
┼╕adv. ╡arrhythmically.┤
╩│arrhythmic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arrhythmical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= arrhythmic.
╩│arrhythmical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= arrhythmic.
╜│arride, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-rided,╕ │-riding.╕
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) to please; gratify; delight.
╩│arride, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-rided,╕ │-riding.╕
╜│arriere-ban, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the summons of a feudal lord, calling his vassals
┬┤ to military duty.
├│ 2. ┤the group of vassals so summoned.
╩│arriere-ban, ╛╕noun.
╜│arriere-garde, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤any group, especially in the arts, that is behind
├┤ or backward, as opposed to the avant-garde.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) rear guard.
╩│arriere-garde, ╛╕noun.
╜│arriere-pensee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) a thought kept back; mental reservation.
╩│arriere-pensee, ╛╕noun.
╜│arris, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a sharp edge, such as of a squared stone.
├│ 2. ┤a sharp ridge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The fluted shaft of a Doric column has arrises.┤
╩│arris, ╛╕noun.
╜│arrival, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of arriving; coming.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She is waiting for the arrival of the train.┤
┴┤ (SYN) advent, appearance. (Abbr:) arr.
├│ 2. ┤a person or thing that arrives.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The new arrival is a boy.┤
╩│arrival, ╛╕noun.
╜│arrive, ╛╕verb, ╞│-rived,╕ │-riving.╕
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to reach the end of a journey; come to a place.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When did you arrive in town? Two policemen┤
╔┤ ╢arrived on the scene of the accident.┤
├│ 2. ┤to come; occur.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The time has arrived for you to study.┤
├│ 3. ┤to be successful; establish position or
├┤ reputation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It took years for Beethoven to arrive as a┤
╔┤ ╢composer.┤
├┤ (Abbr:) arr.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(Archaic.) to reach; come to.
└╕expr. ╡arrive at,┤ ┤to come to; reach.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You should arrive at school before nine o'clock.┤
╔┤ ╢We must arrive at a decision soon.┤
┼╕noun ╡arriver.┤
╩│arrive, ╛╕verb, ╞│-rived,╕ │-riving.╕
╜│arrive, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) a person who has recently achieved
┬┤ success, especially by unscrupulous means; an
┬┤ upstart; parvenu.
╩│arrive, ╛╕noun.
╜│arrivederci, ╛╕interjection, noun.
┬┌┤ (Italian.) a rivederci.
╩│arrivederci, ╛╕interjection, noun.
╜│arriviste, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) an upstart; arrive; parvenu.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Socially he was ... pretty much an arriviste,┤
╔┤ ╢and in fine company still something of a duffer┤
╔┤ ╢(Atlantic).┤
╩│arriviste, ╛╕noun.
╜│arroba, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a unit of weight used in Spain, Portugal, and
┬┤ Latin America (25.36 pounds in Mexico; 32.38 pounds
┬┤ in Brazil).
├│ 2. ┤a Spanish liquid measure, varying in different
├┤ places and according to the liquid.
╩│arroba, ╛╕noun.
╜│arrogance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ too great pride with contempt of others; haughtiness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her arrogance made it hard for us to like her.┤
┴┤ (SYN) overbearingness.
╩│arrogance, ╛╕noun.
╜│arrogancy, ╛╕noun. ╟│= arrogance.
╩│arrogancy, ╛╕noun. ╟│= arrogance.
╜│arrogant, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ too proud and contemptuous of others; haughty.
┴┤ (SYN) presumptuous, overbearing.
┼╕adv. ╡arrogantly.┤
╩│arrogant, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arrogate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-gated,╕ │-gating.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to claim or take without right.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The despotic king arrogated to himself the power┤
╔┤ ╢that belonged to the nobles.┤
┴┤ (SYN) appropriate, assume, usurp.
├│ 2. ┤to claim for another or assign without good
├┤ reasons.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He suspiciously arrogated bad motives to other┤
╔┤ ╢people.┤
┴┤ (SYN) attribute, ascribe.
┼╕noun ╡arrogation.┤
┼╕noun ╡arrogator.┤
╩│arrogate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-gated,╕ │-gating.╕
╜│arrondissement, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ments.╕
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 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).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) collection; storehouse; supply.
╔┤ ╢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.
╩│arsenical, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│arsenical pyrite,╕ ╟│= arsenopyrite.
╩│arsenical pyrite,╕ ╟│= arsenopyrite.
╜│arsenicate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-cated,╕ │-cating.╕
┬┌┤ to combine or treat with arsenic.
╩│arsenicate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-cated,╕ │-cating.╕
╜│arsenic trichloride,╕
┬┌┤ 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.┤
├│ 4. ┤having a main channel with many branches.
┼╕adv. ╡arterially.┤
╩│arterial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arterialize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ to convert (venous blood) into the bright-red blood
┬┤ of the arteries by the action of oxygen in the lungs.
┼╕noun ╡arterialization.┤
╩│arterialize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│arterio-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) artery or arteries.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Arteriotomy = the opening of an artery.┤
╩│arterio-,╕
╜│arteriogram, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an X-ray photograph of an artery.
├│ 2. ┤╡= arteriograph.┤
╩│arteriogram, ╛╕noun.
╜│arteriograph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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).┤
╩│arteriovenous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arteritis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ inflammation of an artery or arteries.
╩│arteritis, ╛╕noun.
╜│artery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teries,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-teried,╕
╞┌│ │-terying.╕
┬┌╕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).┤
╩│artery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teries,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-teried,╕
╜│artesian well,
┬┌│ 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).┤
╩│articulacy, ╛╕noun.
╜│articular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or belonging to the joints.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Arthritis is an articular disease.┤
╩│articular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│articulate, ╛╕adjective, verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating,╕
╛┌╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤spoken in distinct syllables or words.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A baby cries and gurgles but does not use┤
╔┤ ╢articulate speech.┤
┴┤ (SYN) clear, intelligible.
├│ 2. ┤able to put one's thoughts into words easily and
├┤ clearly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Julia is the most articulate of the sisters.┤
├│ 3. ┤made up of distinct parts; distinct.
├│ 4. ┤having joints; jointed; segmented. The backbone
├┤ is an articulate structure.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to speak distinctly; express in clear sounds and
├┤ words.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The speaker was careful to articulate his words┤
╔┤ ╢so that everyone in the room could understand him.┤
┴┤ (SYN) enunciate.
├│ 2. ┤to unite by joints.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The two bones are articulated like a hinge.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to express oneself in words.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Radio and television announcers are trained to┤
╔┤ ╢articulate clearly.┤
┴┤ (SYN) enunciate.
├│ 2. ┤to fit together in a joint.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After his knee was injured, he was lame because┤
╔┤ ╢the bones did not articulate well.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤any invertebrate having the body and limbs composed
├┤ of jointed segments.
┼╕adv. ╡articulately.┤
┼╕noun ╡articulateness.┤
┼╕noun ╡articulator.┤
╩│articulate, ╛╕adjective, verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating,╕
╜│articulated lorry,
┬┌┤ (British.) truck trailer.
╩│articulated lorry,
╜│articulation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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).┤
╩│artificiality, ╛╕noun.
╜│artificialize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ to make artificial, or give a semblance of
┬┤ artificiality to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "The St. Valentine's Day Massacre" ...┤
╔┤ ╢artificializes and confuses the tawdry history it is┤
╔┤ ╢supposed to relate (Bosley Crowther).┤
╩│artificialize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│artificial kidney,╕ ╟│= hemodialyzer.
╩│artificial kidney,╕ ╟│= hemodialyzer.
╜│artificial life,╕
┬┌┤ 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).┤
╩│art song,╕
╜│art-square, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a square rug of ingrain carpet.
╩│art-square, ╛╕noun.
╜│artsy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│artsier,╕ │artsiest.╕ ╟│= arty.
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. The magazine's bizarre layout and typography┤
╔┤ ╢look artsy enough to have been dreamed up by a┤
╔┤ ╢gaggle of interior decorators (Time).┤
╩│artsy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│artsier,╕ │artsiest.╕ ╟│= arty.
╜│artsy-craftsy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 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.
├│ 2. ┤belief in this doctrine.
╩│Aryanism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aryanize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to make characteristically Aryan.
├│ 2. ┤(as used by the Nazis) to rid of so-called
├┤ non-Aryan persons or elements.
┼╕noun ╡Aryanization.┤
╩│Aryanize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│aryballus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.
╩│arytenoid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│arytenoidal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤shaped like the arytenoids.
├│ 2. ┤belonging to the arytenoids.
╩│arytenoidal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│as─╕ (1), ╛adverb, preposition, conjunction, pronoun.
┬┌╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤to the same degree or extent; equally.
╔┤ ╢Ex. as black as coal. The two brothers are as tall┤
╔┤ ╢as their father.┤
├│ 2. ┤for example.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some animals, as dogs and cats, eat meat.┤
├╕prep. ┤ │1. ┤doing the work of; in the character or role of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The student acted as teacher. The actor appeared┤
╔┤ ╢as Macbeth.┤
├│ 2. ┤in the manner of; like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They treat him as an equal. Will you fight as┤
╔┤ ╢men, or die as slaves?┤
├╕conj. ┤ │1. ┤during the time that; when; while.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She sang as she worked. As they were walking,┤
╔┤ ╢the rain began.┤
├│ 2. ┤in the same way that.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Run as I do. Treat others as you wish them to┤
╔┤ ╢treat you.┤
├│ 3. ┤to the same degree or extent that.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She worked just so much as she was told to.┤
├│ 4. ┤because.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We paid him generously, as he had done the work┤
╔┤ ╢well.┤
├│ 5. ┤though.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Brave as they were, the danger made them afraid.┤
├│ 6. ┤that the result was.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The child so marked the picture as to spoil it.┤
├╕pron. ┤ │1. ┤a condition or fact that.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She is very careful, as her work shows.┤
├│ 2. ┤that.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Do the same thing as I do.┤
└╕expr. ╡as ... as,┤ ┤to the (specified) degree or extent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. as wise as fair, as strong as ever, as soon as┤
╔┤ ╢you can.┤
└╕expr. ╡as for,┤ ┤about; concerning; referring to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. As for politics, I am indifferent.┤
└╕expr. ╡as from,┤ ┤considered formally as dating from.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The contract shall be in effect as from this day.┤
└╕expr. ╡as good as.┤ ┤See under ╡good.┤┤
└╕expr. ╡as if,┤ ┤similar to what it would be if.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You sound as if you were angry.┤
└╕expr. ╡as is.┤ ┤See under ╡is.┤┤
└╕expr. ╡as it were.┤ ┤See under ╡were.┤┤
└╕expr. ╡as of,┤ ┤beginning on or at (a certain date or time).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The new contract becomes effective as of January┤
╔┤ ╢1st.┤
└╕expr. ╡as regards.┤ ┤See under ╡regard.┤┤
└╕expr. ╡as though,┤ ┤similar to the way it would be if.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It looks as though it might rain.┤
└╕expr. ╡as to,┤ ┤(before a verb) in order to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He so behaved as to impress the entire company┤
╔┤ ╢favorably.┤
└╕expr. ╡as to,┤ ┤about; concerning; referring to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I'd like a cat, and I have no preference as to┤
╔┤ ╢its color.┤
└╕expr. ╡as well.┤ ┤See under ╡well┤ (1).┤
└╕expr. ╡as well as.┤ ┤See under ╡well┤ (1).┤
└╕expr. ╡as yet.┤ ┤See under ╡yet.┤┤
└╕expr. ╡so as┤ (╡to┤). ┤See under ╡so┤ (1).┤
└╕expr. ╡such as.┤ ┤See under ╡such.┤┤
╩│as─╕ (1), ╛adverb, preposition, conjunction, pronoun.
╜│as─╕ (2)┐ (as), ╛noun, ╞pl. │asses.╕
┬┌│ 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.┤
┴┤ (SYN) supremacy, sway, authority.
╩│ascendancy┐╕ or │ascendency, ╛╕noun.
╜│ascendant┐╕ or │ascendent, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤moving upward; ascending; rising.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) dominant; superior; ruling;
├┤ controlling.
╔┤ ╢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.
╩│ascot, ╛╕noun.
╜│ascribe, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-cribed,╕ │-cribing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to think of as caused by or coming from; assign
┬┤ or attribute (to).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The police ascribed the automobile accident to┤
╔┤ ╢fast driving. The author of this tale is unknown,┤
╔┤ ╢but it is ascribed to the brothers Grimm.┤
├│ 2. ┤to consider as belonging (to).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Men have ascribed their own characteristics to┤
╔┤ ╢their gods.┤
┼╕adj. ╡ascribable.┤
╩│ascribe, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-cribed,╕ │-cribing.╕
╜│ascription, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of ascribing.
╔┤ ╢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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. aseptic surgery.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤an aseptic substance or preparation.
┼╕adv. ╡aseptically.┤
╩│aseptic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│asepticism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the use of aseptic methods.
╩│asepticism, ╛╕noun.
╜│asepticize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-cized,╕ │-cizing.╕
┬┌┤ to make aseptic.
╩│asepticize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-cized,╕ │-cizing.╕
╜│asexual, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Biology.)
├│ 1. ┤having no sex.
├│ 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).┤
┼╕adv. ╡asexually.┤
╩│asexual, ╛╕adjective.
╜│asexuality, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ asexual condition.
╩│asexuality, ╛╕noun.
╜│asexualize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ to make unable to reproduce sexually, by gelding or
┬┤ spaying.
┼╕noun ╡asexualization.┤
╩│asexualize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│Asgard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (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).┤
╩│Asianic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Asiatic, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= Asian.
┼┌╕adv. ╡Asiatically.┤
╩│Asiatic, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= Asian.
╜│Asiatic black bear,╕╟│= black bear ╕(def. 2).
╩│Asiatic black bear,╕╟│= black bear ╕(def. 2).
╜│Asiatic cholera,╕ ╟│= cholera ╕(def. 1a).
╩│Asiatic cholera,╕ ╟│= cholera ╕(def. 1a).
╜│Asiatic flu,╕ ╟│= Asian flu.
╩│Asiatic flu,╕ ╟│= Asian flu.
╜│Asiaticize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-cized,╕ │-cizing.╕
┬┌┤ to make Asiatic in character or type.
╩│Asiaticize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-cized,╕ │-cizing.╕
╜│aside, ╛╕adverb, noun.
┬┌╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤on one side; to one side; away.
╔┤ ╢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.
╩│asper, ╛╕noun.
╜│asperate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
┬┌┤ to make rough.
╩│asperate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
╜│asperge, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-perged,╕ │-perging.╕
┬┌┤ to sprinkle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Their suits, like pieces of planetarium sky,┤
╔┤ ╢were dead black and thickly asperged with silver┤
╔┤ ╢(Punch).┤
┼╕noun ╡aspergation.┤
╩│asperge, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-perged,╕ │-perging.╕
╜│asperges┐╕ or │Asperges, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.
╩│aspergillosis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
╜│aspergillum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gilla╕ , │-gillums.╕
┬┌┤ a brush or perforated vessel for sprinkling holy
┬┤ water.
╩│aspergillum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gilla╕ , │-gillums.╕
╜│aspergillus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gilli.╕
┬┌┤ 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.┤
├│ 3. ┤roughness or unevenness of a surface.
╩│asperity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│aspermous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) without seed.
╩│aspermous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│asperse, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-persed,╕ │-persing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to spread damaging or false reports about;
┬┤ slander.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He said law enforcement facts turn the tide ...┤
╔┤ ╢upon ... those who seek to asperse the country's┤
╔┤ ╢good name (Baltimore Sun).┤
┴┤ (SYN) calumniate, vilify, traduce.
├│ 2. ┤to sprinkle.
┼╕noun ╡asperser.┤
╩│asperse, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-persed,╕ │-persing.╕
╜│aspersion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a damaging or false statement; slander.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You should not cast aspersions upon an innocent┤
╔┤ ╢man.┤
├│ 2. ┤the act of spreading such reports; defamation;
├┤ calumniation.
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) a sprinkling with water.
╩│aspersion, ╛╕noun.
╜│aspersive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that tends to slander or defame.
╔┤ ╢Ex. aspersive rumors.┤
┼╕adv. ╡aspersively.┤
╩│aspersive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aspersoir, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aspergillum.
╩│aspersoir, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aspergillum.
╜│aspersorium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-soria╕ , │-soriums.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a container for holy water.
├│ 2. ┤╡= aspergillum.┤
╩│aspersorium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-soria╕ , │-soriums.╕
╜│asphalt, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
┬┌╕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.
╩│asphyxia, ╛╕noun.
╜│asphyxial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characterized by asphyxia.
╩│asphyxial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│asphyxiant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤causing asphyxia.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a cause of asphyxia.
╩│asphyxiant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│asphyxiate, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
┬┌┤ to suffocate because of lack of oxygen in the blood;
┬┤ produce asphyxia in.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The men trapped in the coal mine were almost┤
╔┤ ╢asphyxiated by gas before help could reach them.┤
┼╕noun ╡asphyxiation.┤
┼╕noun ╡asphyxiator.┤
╩│asphyxiate, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│aspic─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a kind of jelly made from meat or fish stock, tomato
┬┤ juice, or the like, and used as a garnish, in
┬┤ salads, and some other dishes.
╩│aspic─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│aspic─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Poetic.) the asp (snake).
╩│aspic─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│aspic─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a variety of lavender native to southern France and
┬┤ Spain, yielding a volatile, aromatic oil used in
┬┤ perfume.
╩│aspic─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│aspidistra, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an Asian plant with large, green leaves and very
┬┤ small flowers, much used as a house plant. It is an
┬┤ herb belonging to the lily family.
╩│aspidistra, ╛╕noun.
╜│aspirant, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a person who aspires, especially one who seeks a
┬┤ position of honor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There are many aspirants to the office of mayor┤
╔┤ ╢of our town.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤aspiring.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Three hundred aspirant pilots started the course┤
╔┤ ╢with him that summer (Maclean's).┤
╩│aspirant, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│aspirate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-rated,╕ │-rating,╕ ╛adjective, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to begin (a word or syllable) with a breathing or┤
┬┤ ╖╖h-┤sound. ╖Hot┤ is aspirated; ╖honor┤ is not.
├│ 2. ┤to pronounce with a breathing or ╖h-┤sound. The ╖h┤
├┤ in ╖forehead┤ is often not aspirated.
├│ 3. ┤to pronounce (a stop) with a puff of air
├┤ following or accompanying. ╖P┤ is aspirated in ╖pin┤ but
├┤ not in ╖tip.┤
├│ 4. ┤to draw by suction.
├│ 5. ┤(Medicine.) to remove (fluid) by means of an
├┤ aspirator.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤pronounced with a breathing or ╖h-┤sound; aspirated.
├┤ The ╖h┤ in ╖here┤ is aspirate.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the sound of ╖h┤ in ╖hot.┤
├│ 2. ┤an aspirated sound. English ╖p┤ is an aspirate in┤
├┤ ╖╖pat,┤ but not in ╖tap.┤
╩│aspirate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-rated,╕ │-rating,╕ ╛adjective, noun.
╜│aspirated, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 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.
╩│aspirator, ╛╕noun.
╜│aspiratory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or suited for aspiration.
╩│aspiratory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aspire, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-pired,╕ │-piring.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to have an ambition for something; desire
┬┤ earnestly; seek.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Scholars aspire after knowledge. Tom aspired to┤
╔┤ ╢be captain of the team.┤
┴┤ (SYN) aim, long, crave.
├│ 2. ┤to rise high.
╔┤ ╢Ex. On what wings dare he aspire? (William Blake).┤
┴┤ (SYN) tower, soar.
┼╕noun ╡aspirer.┤
╩│aspire, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-pired,╕ │-piring.╕
╜│aspirin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╜│assagai, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gais,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-gaied,╕ │-gaing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a slender spear or javelin of hard wood, once the
┬┤ chief weapon of the Zulus and some other African
┬┤ tribes.
├│ 2. ┤a South African tree of the dogwood family, whose
├┤ hard wood was formerly used to make these spears.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to strike or kill with an assagai. Also, ╡assegai.┤
╩│assagai, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gais,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-gaied,╕ │-gaing.╕
╜│assai─╕ (1), ╛adverb.
┬┌┤ (Music.) very.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Adagio assai" means very slowly.┤
╩│assai─╕ (1), ╛adverb.
╜│assai─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a tall, slender Brazilian palm.
├│ 2. ┤the purple fruit it bears.
├│ 3. ┤a beverage made from this fruit.
╩│assai─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│assail, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to set upon with violence; attack repeatedly with
┬┤ violent blows.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The enemy assailed our fort.┤
┴┤ (SYN) assault.
├│ 2. ┤to set upon vigorously with hostile words,
├┤ arguments, or abuse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The senators assailed the President on the┤
╔┤ ╢subject of the treaty.┤
├│ 3. ┤to come over (a person) strongly, as a feeling
├┤ does; beset; trouble.
╔┤ ╢Ex. How sharp were the twinges of jealousy that were┤
╔┤ ╢beginning to assail her (Theodore Dreiser).┤
┼╕adj. ╡assailable.┤
┼╕noun ╡assailer.┤
┼╕noun ╡assailment.┤
╩│assail, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│assailant, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who attacks.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The injured man did not know who his assailant┤
╔┤ ╢was.┤
╩│assailant, ╛╕noun.
╜│Assamese, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-mese.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of Assam (a state in northeastern India) or its
┬┤ people.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a native or inhabitant of Assam.
├│ 2. ┤the Indic language of Assam.
╩│Assamese, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-mese.╕
╜│assart, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌┤ in British law:
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to grub (trees and bushes) from woodland; to clear
├┤ (woodland).
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the act of assarting.
├│ 2. ┤a grubbed-up tree or bush.
├│ 3. ┤a piece of land cleared of trees and bushes.
╩│assart, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│assassin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a murderer, especially one hired or chosen to
┬┤ murder by a sudden or secret attack.
┴┤ (SYN) killer.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) anyone who harms seriously or
├┤ destroys, or seeks to do so.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a character assassin.┤
╩│assassin, ╛╕noun.
╜│assassinate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-nated,╕ │-nating.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to murder (someone, especially a public
┬┤ personage) by a sudden or secret attack; kill.
╔┤ ╢Ex. President Lincoln was assassinated in April,┤
╔┤ ╢1865.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to harm seriously or destroy (a
├┤ name, reputation, or the like) by treachery,
├┤ slander, or sudden attack.
╩│assassinate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-nated,╕ │-nating.╕
╜│assassination, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│assay ton,╕
╜│assd.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤assessed.
├│ 2. ┤assigned.
╩│assd.,╕
╜│assegai, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gais,╕ ╛transitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-gaied,╕ │-gaing.╕ ╟│= assagai.
╩│assegai, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gais,╕ ╛transitive verb,
╜│assemblage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a group of persons gathered together; assembly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an assemblage of all religions and races.┤
┴┤ (SYN) concourse, gathering.
├│ 2. ┤a number of things brought together or found
├┤ together; collection; group.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an assemblage of bare rocks.┤
├│ 3. ┤the act of bringing or coming together; meeting.
├│ 4. ┤the process of putting or fitting together.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That factory foreman supervises assemblage of┤
╔┤ ╢parts in automobile engines.┤
├│ 5. ┤an art form made of a random collection of pieces
├┤ of metal, wood, cloth, and other odds and ends.
├│ 6. ┤the state of being assembled.
╩│assemblage, ╛╕noun.
╜│assemblagist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an artist who creates assemblages.
╩│assemblagist, ╛╕noun.
╜│assemble, ╛╕verb, ╞│-bled,╕ │-bling.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to gather together; bring together.
╔┤ ╢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).┤
┼╕noun ╡asset-stripper.┤
╩│asset-stripping, ╛╕noun.
╜│asseverate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
┬┌┤ to declare solemnly; state emphatically.
┴┤ (SYN) affirm, aver.
┼╕adv. ╡asseveratingly.┤
┼╕noun ╡asseveration.┤
╩│asseverate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
╜│asseverative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with asseveration; characterized
┬┤ by asseveration.
╩│asseverative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Asshur, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Ashur ╕(the chief god of the
╟┌╕ ancient Assyrians).
╩│Asshur, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Ashur ╕(the chief god of the
╜│assibilate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating.╕
┬┌┤ to give a hissing sound to; make sibilant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Church" is an assibilated form of "kirk."┤
┼╕noun ╡assibilation.┤
╩│assibilate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating.╕
╜│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.
╩│assimilado, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dos.╕
╜│assimilate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕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.┤
├│ 3. ┤to become like.
├╕noun ┤ ┤(Obsolete.) that which is like.
┼╕noun ╡assimilator.┤
╩│assimilate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating,╕ ╛noun.
╜│assimilation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act or process of assimilating.
╔┤ ╢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).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤an associable country or state.
┼╕noun ╡associableness.┤
╩│associable, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│associate, ╛╕noun, adjective., ╛verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating,╕
╛┌╕ ╛noun, adjective.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to connect in thought (with).
╔┤ ╢Ex. We associate turkey with Thanksgiving.┤
├│ 2. ┤to join as a companion, partner, or friend.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is associated with his sons in business.┤
├│ 3. ┤to join; combine in action; unite.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The action of the stream had associated the gold┤
╔┤ ╢particles with the sand.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to be friendly or keep company (with).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Do not associate with bad companions.┤
├│ 2. ┤to combine for a common purpose.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When bad men combine, good men must associate┤
╔┤ ╢(Edmund Burke).┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a thing usually connected with another.
├│ 2. ┤companion, partner, or friend.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I am one of his associates at the store.┤
┴┤ (SYN) ally, colleague.
├│ 3. ┤a member of an association or institution without
├┤ the rights and privileges of full membership.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤joined with another or others.
┴┤ (SYN) allied.
├│ 2. ┤admitted to some, but not all, rights and
├┤ privileges.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has been an associate member of the club and┤
╔┤ ╢will be made a full member this fall.┤
├│ 3. ┤having a rank next to the highest in its class.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was an associate editor of the paper.┤
├│ 4. ┤united in the same group or category.
┴┤ (SYN) concomitant.
╩│associate, ╛╕noun, adjective., ╛verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating,╕
╜│associated state,╕
┬┌┤ 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.┤
├│ 3. ┤a group or class.
╩│assortment, ╛╕noun.
╜│A.S.S.R.,╕
┬┌┤ (former) Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
╩│A.S.S.R.,╕
╜│asst.┐╕ or │Asst.,╕
┬┌┤ assistant.
╩│asst.┐╕ or │Asst.,╕
╜│assuage, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-suaged,╕ │-suaging.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to calm or soothe (angry or excited feelings);
┬┤ make less intense.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He did all he could to assuage her fears.┤
┴┤ (SYN) mitigate, soften, allay.
├│ 2. ┤to make (physical or mental pain) milder or
├┤ easier; relieve or lessen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Aspirin assuages pain.┤
┴┤ (SYN) alleviate.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to satisfy; appease; quench
├┤ (appetites or desires).
╔┤ ╢Ex. A drink of water will assuage your thirst.┤
┼╕noun ╡assuager.┤
╩│assuage, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-suaged,╕ │-suaging.╕
╜│assuasive, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤soothing.
╔┤ ╢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).┤
┴┤ (SYN) supposition, hypothesis, premise, conjecture.
├│ 2. ┤unpleasant boldness; arrogance; presumption.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The reporter's assumption in always thrusting┤
╔┤ ╢himself forward made him disliked.┤
├│ 3. ┤the act of assuming.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The President's assumption of authority takes┤
╔┤ ╢place upon his inauguration.┤
╩│assumption, ╛╕noun.
╜│Assumption, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church
┬┤ proclaiming the bodily taking up of the Virgin Mary
┬┤ from earth to heaven after her death.
├│ 2. ┤a church festival in honor of this on August 15.
╩│Assumption, ╛╕noun.
╜│assumptive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ characterized by assumption; assuming; assumed.
┼╕adv. ╡assumptively.┤
╩│assumptive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Assur, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Ashur ╕(the chief Assyrian god).
╩│Assur, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Ashur ╕(the chief Assyrian god).
╜│assurance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a making sure or certain.
├│ 2. ┤a statement intended to make a person more sure
├┤ or certain; positive declaration inspiring
├┤ confidence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her employer gave her his assurance that she┤
╔┤ ╢would receive a raise in pay.┤
┴┤ (SYN) guarantee, pledge.
├│ 3. ┤security, certainty, or confidence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We have the assurance of final victory.┤
┴┤ (SYN) certitude, trust.
├│ 4. ┤confidence in one's own ability; self-confidence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Joe's hard studying has given him considerable┤
╔┤ ╢assurance in school.┤
┴┤ (SYN) intrepidity, fearlessness.
├│ 5. ┤too much boldness; impudence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has the assurance to deny all knowledge of┤
╔┤ ╢the affair.┤
┴┤ (SYN) audacity, presumption.
├│ 6. ┤(British.) insurance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. life assurance.┤
╩│assurance, ╛╕noun.
╜│assure, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-sured,╕ │-suring.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to tell positively or confidently.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They assured us that the plane would be on time.┤
╔┤ ╢After the fire, the captain of the ship assured the┤
╔┤ ╢passengers that there was no danger.┤
├│ 2a. ┤to make (a person) sure or certain; convince.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The man assured himself that the bridge was safe┤
╔┤ ╢before crossing it.┤
├│ b. ┤to give or restore confidence to; encourage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The father assured his frightened child.┤
┴┤ (SYN) reassure.
├│ 3. ┤to make safe; secure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The calf's life was assured when the leopard┤
╔┤ ╢fled before the dogs. The company's profits were┤
╔┤ ╢assured by the popularity of its new product.┤
┴┤ (SYN) ensure.
├│ 4. ┤(British.) to make safe against loss; insure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Have you assured your life?┤
┼╕adj. ╡assurable.┤
╩│assure, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-sured,╕ │-suring.╕
╜│assured, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤sure; certain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You may be assured that he is safe.┤
┴┤ (SYN) guaranteed.
├│ 2. ┤confident; bold.
╔┤ ╢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.
╩│Astrachan, ╛╕noun.
╜│astraddle, ╛╕preposition, adjective, adverb.
╟┌│ ╟│= astride.
╩│astraddle, ╛╕preposition, adjective, adverb.
╜│Astraea, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Mythology.) the goddess of justice.
╩│Astraea, ╛╕noun.
╜│astragal, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Architecture.)
├│ a. ┤a small, convex molding cut into the form of a
├┤ string of beads.
├│ b. ┤a small, plain, convex molding.
├│ 2. ┤the anklebone; astragalus.
╩│astragal, ╛╕noun.
╜│astragalar, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the anklebone.
╩│astragalar, ╛╕adjective.
╜│astragalus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-li.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the uppermost bone of the tarsus; anklebone;
┬┤ talus.
├│ 2. ┤╡= astragal ┤(def. 1).┤
╩│astragalus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-li.╕
╜│astrakhan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the curly, furlike wool on the skin of stillborn
┬┤ or very young caracul lambs from Astrakhan.
├│ 2. ┤a rough woolen cloth that looks like this. Also,
├╡ ╡astrachan.┤
╩│astrakhan, ╛╕noun.
╜│astral, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of the stars; starry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Euclidean geometry is inapplicable to astral┤
╔┤ ╢measurements (Saturday Review).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Biology.) of or like an aster.
├│ 3. ┤of a substance beyond perception by the human
├┤ senses alleged by theosophy to pervade the universe
├┤ and enter all bodies, forming astral bodies.
╩│astral, ╛╕adjective.
╜│astral body,╕
┬┌┤ (Theosophy.) a body separate from the actual body
┬┤ and supposed to be able to leave it at will; a
┬┤ ghostlike double of the human body.
╩│astral body,╕
╜│astral lamp,╕
┬┌┤ an oil lamp so made that it casts no shadow on the
┬┤ table below.
╩│astral lamp,╕
╜│astrally, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤in an astral manner; according to the stars.
├│ 2. ┤as an astral body.
╩│astrally, ╛╕adverb.
╜│astrand, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ on the strand; stranded.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The tall ship ... Amid the breakers lies astrand┤
╔┤ ╢(Scott).┤
╩│astrand, ╛╕adverb.
╜│astray, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ out of the right way; wandering; off.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) Your reasoning is astray on that┤
╔┤ ╢subject (adj.). The gate is open and all the cows┤
╔┤ ╢have gone astray (adv.).┤
╩│astray, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│astrict, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to bind up; compress.
├│ 2. ┤to bind by moral or legal obligation.
├│ 3. ┤to restrict; tie down; limit (to).
┼╕noun ╡astriction.┤
╩│astrict, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│astrictive, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤binding; astringent.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an astringent.
┼╕adv. ╡astrictively.┤
┼╕noun ╡astrictiveness.┤
╩│astrictive, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│astride, ╛╕preposition, adjective, adverb.
┬┌╕prep. ┤ │1. ┤with one leg on each side of (something).
╔┤ ╢Ex. He sits astride his horse.┤
├│ 2. ┤on both sides of; extending over or across
├┤ (something).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Kajang lies astride the tarred road to Singapore┤
╔┤ ╢(London Times).┤
├╕adj., adv. ┤ │1. ┤with one leg on each side.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The knight sits astride on his horse.┤
├│ 2. ┤with legs far apart.
╩│astride, ╛╕preposition, adjective, adverb.
╜│astringe, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tringed,╕ │-tringing.╕
┬┌┤ to bind; constrict; contract.
╩│astringe, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tringed,╕ │-tringing.╕
╜│astringency, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being astringent.
╩│astringency, ╛╕noun.
╜│astringent, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕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.
╩│astrodynamics, ╛╕noun.
╜│astrogate, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-gated,╕ │-gating.╕
┬┌┤ to navigate in a spacecraft.
┼╕noun ╡astrogation.┤
┼╕noun ╡astrogator.┤
╩│astrogate, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-gated,╕ │-gating.╕
╜│astrogeologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies astrogeology.
╩│astrogeologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│astrogeology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) to conciliate; propitiate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. So heaven, atoned, shall dying Greece restore┤
╔┤ ╢(Alexander Pope).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) to bring into unity.
┼╕adj. ╡atonable.┤
┼╕noun ╡atoner.┤
╩│atone, ╛╕verb, ╞│atoned,╕ │atoning.╕
╜│atonement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.
╩│attenuant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│attenuate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕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.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤slender; thin.
├│ 2. ┤thin in consistency.
├│ 3. ┤(Botany.) gradually tapering.
┼╕noun ╡attenuation.┤
┼╕noun ╡attenuator.┤
╩│attenuate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│attest, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to give proof of; certify.
╔┤ ╢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).┤
╩│attitude, ╛╕noun.
╜│attitudinal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with attitude.
╩│attitudinal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│attitudinize, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-nized,╕ │-nizing.╕
┬┌┤ to assume attitudes; pose for effect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) In every line that he wrote Cicero┤
╔┤ ╢was attitudinizing for posterity (James Anthony┤
╔┤ ╢Froude).┤
┼╕noun ╡attitudinizer.┤
╩│attitudinize, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-nized,╕ │-nizing.╕
╜│attn.,╕
┬┌┤ attention.
╩│attn.,╕
╜│atto-,╕
┬┌┤ (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 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.
├╕noun ┤ ┤(Television, Motion Pictures.) sound reproduction.
╔┤ ╢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).┤
├┤ Also, ╡ought.┤
╩│aught─╕ (1), ╛noun, adverb.
╜│aught─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ zero; cipher; nothing. Also, ╡naught,┤ ╡ought.┤
╩│aught─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│aught─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) possession; property.
╩│aught─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│aughtlins, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) at all.
╩│aughtlins, ╛╕adverb.
╜│augite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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).┤
╩│auriculin, ╛╕noun.
╜│auriculoventricular, ╛╕adjective.
╟┌│ ╟│= atrioventricular.
╩│auriculoventricular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│auriferous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ containing or yielding gold.
┼╕adv. ╡auriferously.┤
╩│auriferous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│auriform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│aurous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aurum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) gold.
╩│aurum, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aus.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Australia.
├│ 2. ┤Austria.
╩│Aus.,╕
╜│AUS╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ Army of the United States.
╩│AUS╕ (no periods),
╜│auscultate, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-tated,╕ │-tating.╕
┬┌┤ to examine by listening to sounds within the human
┬┤ body with a stethoscope to determine the condition
┬┤ of the heart, lungs, or abdominal organs.
┼╕noun ╡auscultation.┤
┼╕noun ╡auscultator.┤
╩│auscultate, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│auscultative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or of the nature of auscultation.
╩│auscultative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│auscultatory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with auscultation.
╩│auscultatory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│au secours,
┬┌┤ (French.) help!
╩│au secours,
╜│ausform, ╛╕adjective, verb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or designating a class of strong, highly ductile
┬┤ steels made by a process of austenitizing,
┬┤ deformation, and quenching and tempering.
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to produce (steel) by the ausform process.
╩│ausform, ╛╕adjective, verb.
╜│Ausgleich, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (German.) agreement; compromise.
╩│Ausgleich, ╛╕noun.
╜│Auslander, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (German.) a foreigner; stranger.
╩│Auslander, ╛╕noun.
╜│auspex, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-pices.╕ ╟│= augur ╕(def. 1).
╩│auspex, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-pices.╕ ╟│= augur ╕(def. 1).
╜│auspicate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-cated,╕ │-cating.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to initiate (an undertaking) with a ceremony
┬┤ calculated to ensure good luck.
├│ 2. ┤to begin; inaugurate.
╩│auspicate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-cated,╕ │-cating.╕
╜│auspices, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 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.
╩│austenitic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│austenitize, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ to form austenite by heating (a ferrous alloy).
╩│austenitize, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│Auster, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Poetic.)
├│ 1. ┤the south wind.
├│ 2. ┤the south.
╩│Auster, ╛╕noun.
╜│austere, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤stern in manner or appearance; harsh.
╔┤ ╢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.
├│ 2. ┤╡= autarkic.┤
╩│autarchic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│autarchical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= autarchic.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= autarkic.┤
╩│autarchical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│autarchy─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-chies.╕
┬┌┤ an absolute or autocratic rule; despotism.
╩│autarchy─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-chies.╕
╜│autarchy─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-chies.╕ ╟│= autarky.
╩│autarchy─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-chies.╕ ╟│= autarky.
╜│autarkic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with autarky; resembling autarky.
╩│autarkic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│autarkist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a person who advocates autarky.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of autarky.
╩│autarkist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│autarky, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-kies.╕
┬┌┤ independence of imports from other countries;
┬┤ economic self-sufficiency.
╩│autarky, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-kies.╕
╜│aut Caesar aut nihil┐╕ or │nullus,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) either great success or utter failure;
┬┤ either a Caesar or a nobody.
╩│aut Caesar aut nihil┐╕ or │nullus,
╜│autecious, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= autoecious.
╩│autecious, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= autoecious.
╜│autecism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= autoecism.
╩│autecism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= autoecism.
╜│autecology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of ecology dealing with the biological
┬┤ relation between a single species, or an individual
┬┤ organism, and its environment.
╩│autecology, ╛╕noun.
╜│auteur, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a motion-picture director whose films have a
├┤ distinctive personal style.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) author.
╩│auteur, ╛╕noun.
╜│auth.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤authentic.
├│ 2. ┤author.
├│ 3. ┤authorized.
╩│auth.,╕
╜│authentic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤worthy of trust, belief, or acceptance; reliable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We heard an authentic account of the wreck,┤
╔┤ ╢given by one of the ship's officers.┤
┴┤ (SYN) authoritative.
├│ 2. ┤coming from the source stated; not copied;
├┤ genuine; real.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We saw an authentic letter written by George┤
╔┤ ╢Washington.┤
┴┤ (SYN) true.
├│ 3. ┤(Music.)
├│ a. ┤designating a cadence in which the final chord of
├┤ the dominant immediately precedes that of the tonic.
├│ b. ┤designating a church mode whose sounds are
├┤ comprised within an octave from the keynote.
┼╕adv. ╡authentically.┤
╩│authentic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│authentical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= authentic.
╩│authentical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= authentic.
╜│authenticate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-cated,╕ │-cating.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to establish the truth of; show to be genuine;
┬┤ prove authentic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The art dealer authenticated the painting as an┤
╔┤ ╢original.┤
├│ 2. ┤to make valid or authoritative; establish the
├┤ validity of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The corporation's seal authenticated the┤
╔┤ ╢contract.┤
├│ 3. ┤to establish the authorship of.
┼╕noun ╡authentication.┤
┼╕noun ╡authenticator.┤
╩│authenticate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-cated,╕ │-cating.╕
╜│authenticity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤reliability.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The value of the evidence depends on its┤
╔┤ ╢authenticity.┤
├│ 2. ┤genuineness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The lawyer questioned the authenticity of the┤
╔┤ ╢signature.┤
╩│authenticity, ╛╕noun.
╜│author, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person who writes books, poems, stories, or
┬┤ articles; writer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My little brother's favorite author is Dr. Seuss.┤
├│ 2. ┤the works of an author; an author's publications.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Have you read this author?┤
├│ 3. ┤a person who creates or begins anything.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Are you the author of this scheme?┤
┴┤ (SYN) creator, inventor, originator, maker.
├│ 4. ┤the person responsible for anything.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to be the author of; write; compose.
┼╕adj. ╡authorless.┤
╩│author, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│authoress, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a woman author.
╩│authoress, ╛╕noun.
╜│authorial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an author.
┼╕adv. ╡authorially.┤
╩│authorial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│authorise, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ised,╕ │-ising.╕
┬┌┤ (British.) authorize.
╩│authorise, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ised,╕ │-ising.╕
╜│authoritarian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕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.┤
├│ 2. ┤official permission; legal right; sanction;
├┤ warrant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Congress gave the President authorization to┤
╔┤ ╢help underdeveloped countries.┤
╩│authorization, ╛╕noun.
╜│authorize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to give power or right to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The principal was authorized to speak for the┤
╔┤ ╢teachers. The President authorized his ambassador to┤
╔┤ ╢sign the treaty.┤
┴┤ (SYN) empower.
├│ 2. ┤to make legal; approve; sanction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Congress authorized the spending of money for a┤
╔┤ ╢new post office.┤
┴┤ (SYN) commission.
├│ 3. ┤to give authority for; justify.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dictionary authorizes the two spellings┤
╔┤ ╢"traveler" and "traveller."┤
┼╕noun ╡authorizer.┤
╩│authorize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│authorized, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having authority; authoritative.
├│ 2. ┤supported or sanctioned by authority.
╩│authorized, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Authorized Version,╕
┬┌┤ 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-.┤
╩│auto-─╕ (1),
╜│auto-─╕ (2),
┬┌┤ (combining form.) automobile; vehicle: ╖Automaker =┤
┬┤ ╖automobile maker.┤
╩│auto-─╕ (2),
╜│auto.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤automatic.
├│ 2. ┤automotive.
╩│auto.,╕
╜│autoaggressive, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= autoimmune.
╩│autoaggressive, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= autoimmune.
╜│autoanalysis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤psychological analysis of a person by himself.
├│ 2. ┤analysis by an autoanalyzer.
╩│autoanalysis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
╜│autoanalyzer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an electronic or mechanical device that
┬┤ automatically analyzes a thing.
╩│autoanalyzer, ╛╕noun.
╜│autoantibody, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bodies.╕
┬┌┤ an antibody that attacks the body's own cells and
┬┤ tissues.
╩│autoantibody, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bodies.╕
╜│autobahn┐╕ or │Autobahn, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bahns,╕ │-bahnen.╕
┬┌┤ (in Germany) an express highway; turnpike or
┬┤ expressway.
╩│autobahn┐╕ or │Autobahn, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bahns,╕ │-bahnen.╕
╜│autobike, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) a motorbike.
╩│autobike, ╛╕noun.
╜│autobiographer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who writes the story of his own life.
╩│autobiographer, ╛╕noun.
╜│autobiographic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= autobiographical.
╩│autobiographic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= autobiographical.
╜│autobiographical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with the story of one's own life.
├│ 2. ┤telling or writing the story of one's own life.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The novel has about it such a solid air of┤
╔┤ ╢reality that I originally suspected a sizable┤
╔┤ ╢element might be autobiographical (Atlantic).┤
┼╕adv. ╡autobiographically.┤
╩│autobiographical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│autobiography, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-phies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the story of a person's life written by himself.
├│ 2. ┤the writing of such an account.
╩│autobiography, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-phies.╕
╜│autocade, ╛╕noun. ╟│= motorcade.
╩│autocade, ╛╕noun. ╟│= motorcade.
╜│autocar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Rare.) an automobile.
╩│autocar, ╛╕noun.
╜│autocatalysis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) the catalysis of a reaction by a
┬┤ product of its own making.
╩│autocatalysis, ╛╕noun.
╜│autocatalytic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with autocatalysis.
├│ 2. ┤resembling autocatalysis.
╩│autocatalytic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│autocephalic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= autocephalous.
╩│autocephalic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= autocephalous.
╜│autocephalous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ independent of jurisdiction; self-governing, as
┬┤ certain Greek Orthodox churches, bishops, or
┬┤ ministers.
╩│autocephalous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│autochthon, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-thons,╕ │-thones.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person sprung from the land he inhabits; a
┬┤ native.
├│ 2. ┤one of the native animals or plants of a region.
╩│autochthon, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-thons,╕ │-thones.╕
╜│autochthonism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ autochthonous origin or condition.
╩│autochthonism, ╛╕noun.
╜│autochthonous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤originating where found; aboriginal; indigenous.
├│ 2. ┤belonging to a region; native.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most of them [Native Americans] believe┤
╔┤ ╢themselves to be autochthonous (Saturday Review).┤
╩│autochthonous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│autochthony, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ autochthonous condition.
╩│autochthony, ╛╕noun.
╜│autocide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an automobile crash that causes one's own death.
╩│autocide, ╛╕noun.
╜│autoclave, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-claved,╕ │-claving.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a strong, closed vessel used especially for
┬┤ sterilizing and cooking. It develops superheated
┬┤ steam under pressure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The autoclave is practically the same as a┤
╔┤ ╢pressure cooker (Fred W. Emerson).┤
├│ 2. ┤a heavy vessel for chemical reactions which
├┤ require high pressure.
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to sterilize or cook in an autoclave.
╩│autoclave, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-claved,╕ │-claving.╕
╜│autocode, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-coded,╕ │-coding.╕
┬┌╕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.
├│ 2. ┤(Biology.) the mating of like with like.
╩│autogamy, ╛╕noun.
╜│autogenesis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Biology.) spontaneous generation; self-production;
┬┤ abiogenesis.
╩│autogenesis, ╛╕noun.
╜│autogenetic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= self-generated.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Biology.) having to do with autogenesis.
┼╕adv. ╡autogenetically.┤
╩│autogenetic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│autogenous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 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).┤
╩│automatic teller,╕
╜│automatic teller machine,╕ ╟│= automatic teller.
╩│automatic teller machine,╕ ╟│= automatic teller.
╜│automatic transmission┐╕ or │shift,╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│automatist, ╛╕noun.
╜│automatize, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to make or become automatic.
├│ 2. ┤╡= automate.┤
┼╕noun ╡automatization.┤
╩│automatize, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│automaton, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tons,╕ │-ta.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or animal whose actions are entirely
┬┤ mechanical.
├│ 2. ┤a machine or toy that has its motive power
├┤ concealed so that it appears to move spontaneously.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The man was selling little automatons in the┤
╔┤ ╢shape of different animals.┤
├│ 3. ┤any thing able to move itself.
╩│automaton, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tons,╕ │-ta.╕
╜│automobile, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb, ╞│-biled,╕
╞┌│ │-biling.╕
┬┌╕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.┤
├│ 2. ┤self-propelled.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to travel by automobile.
╩│automobile, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb, ╞│-biled,╕
╜│automobilism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the use of automobiles.
╩│automobilism, ╛╕noun.
╜│automobilist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (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).┤
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with an autonomy.
├│ 3. ┤(Zoology, Botany.) ╡= autonomic ┤(defs. 1,┤ 2).┤
┼╕adv. ╡autonomously.┤
╩│autonomous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│autonomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤independence; self-government (contrasted with┤
┬┤ ╖╖heteronomy┤).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Algeria achieved autonomy from France in 1962.┤
├│ 2. ┤a self-governing state or community.
╩│autonomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
╜│autonym, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a real name or one's own name, especially the
┬┤ real name of an author.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Samuel Langhorne Clemens was the autonym of Mark┤
╔┤ ╢Twain.┤
├│ 2. ┤a book published under the author's real name.
╩│autonym, ╛╕noun.
╜│auto-oxidation, ╛╕noun. ╟│= autoxidation.
╩│auto-oxidation, ╛╕noun. ╟│= autoxidation.
╜│autophagic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characterized by autophagy.
╩│autophagic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│autophagy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the process of breaking down parts of a cell by the
┬┤ cell's own lysosomes.
╩│autophagy, ╛╕noun.
╜│autophyte, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any plant which can manufacture its own food from
┬┤ simple compounds.
╩│autophyte, ╛╕noun.
╜│autopilot, ╛╕noun. ╟│= automatic pilot.
╩│autopilot, ╛╕noun. ╟│= automatic pilot.
╜│autopista, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in Spanish-speaking countries) a turnpike or
┬┤ expressway.
╩│autopista, ╛╕noun.
╜│autoplastic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with autoplasty; using autoplasty.
╩│autoplastic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│autoplasty, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the act or process of repairing wounds or diseased
┬┤ parts with tissue taken from other parts of the same
┬┤ body.
╩│autoplasty, ╛╕noun.
╜│autopolyploid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Genetics.) a polyploid the chromosomes of which all
┬┤ come from the same species and are identical.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many garden flowers are autopolyploids.┤
╩│autopolyploid, ╛╕noun.
╜│autopsic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with an autopsy or autopsies;
┬┤ post-mortem.
├│ 2. ┤╡= autoptic.┤
╩│autopsic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│autopsist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who makes an autopsy; medical examiner.
╩│autopsist, ╛╕noun.
╜│autopsy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-sies,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-sied,╕ │-sying.╕
┬┌╕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.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to perform an autopsy upon (a corpse).
╩│autopsy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-sies,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-sied,╕ │-sying.╕
╜│autoptic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│autoradiography, ╛╕noun.
╜│autorotate, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-tated,╕ │-tating.╕
┬┌┤ to rotate freely without engine power.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If all power fails, any helicopter can┤
╔┤ ╢autorotate down to a safe landing (Harper's).┤
╩│autorotate, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-tated,╕ │-tating.╕
╜│autorotation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Aeronautics.)
├│ 1. ┤the free rotation of rotor blades without engine
├┤ power.
├│ 2. ┤an uncontrolled rolling of an aircraft, as in a
├┤ spin.
╩│autorotation, ╛╕noun.
╜│autorotational, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= autorotative.
╩│autorotational, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= autorotative.
╜│autorotative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or made by autorotation.
╩│autorotative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│autoroute, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in France, Quebec, and other French-speaking areas)
┬┤ a turnpike or expressway.
╩│autoroute, ╛╕noun.
╜│autosensitivity, ╛╕noun. ╟│= autoimmunity.
╩│autosensitivity, ╛╕noun. ╟│= autoimmunity.
╜│autosensitization, ╛╕noun. ╟│= autoimmunity.
╩│autosensitization, ╛╕noun. ╟│= autoimmunity.
╜│autosexing, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the crossbreeding of poultry to identify sex by a
┬┤ difference in color or other easily recognizable
┬┤ genetic character.
╩│autosexing, ╛╕noun.
╜│autosomal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an autosome or autosomes.
╩│autosomal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│autosome, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Genetics.) any chromosome that is not a sex
┬┤ chromosome.
╩│autosome, ╛╕noun.
╜│autospore, ╛╕noun. ╟│= daughter cell.
╩│autospore, ╛╕noun. ╟│= daughter cell.
╜│autostability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Physics.) the condition of being stable because of
┬┤ a self-acting mechanism, or because of shape,
┬┤ balance, or mode of suspension.
╩│autostability, ╛╕noun.
╜│autostabilizer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a self-acting mechanism which gives autostability to
┬┤ an aircraft or ship.
╩│autostabilizer, ╛╕noun.
╜│autostop, ╛╕verb, ╞│-stopped,╕ │-stopping,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.)
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to hitchhike.
├╕noun ┤ ┤hitchhiking.
╩│autostop, ╛╕verb, ╞│-stopped,╕ │-stopping,╕ ╛noun.
╜│autostrada, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-strade╕ , │-stradas.╕
┬┌┤ (in Italy) a turnpike or expressway.
╩│autostrada, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-strade╕ , │-stradas.╕
╜│autosuggestion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.
╜│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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the autumn of life.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of autumn; coming in autumn; in autumn.
╔┤ ╢Ex. autumn leaves, autumn flowers, autumn rains.┤
╩│autumn, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│autumn adonis,╕ ╟│= pheasant's-eye.
╩│autumn adonis,╕ ╟│= pheasant's-eye.
╜│autumnal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of autumn; coming in autumn.
╔┤ ╢Ex. autumnal frosts.┤
├│ 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.
╩│availably, ╛╕adverb.
╜│avalanche, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-lanched,╕ │-lanching.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a large mass of snow and ice, or of dirt and
┬┤ rocks, rapidly sliding or falling down the side of a
┬┤ mountain.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) anything like an avalanche.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The reporters asked the governor an avalanche of┤
╔┤ ╢questions. An avalanche of books fell off the shelf.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to move like an avalanche.
╩│avalanche, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-lanched,╕ │-lanching.╕
╜│avalanche diode,╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│avenue, ╛╕noun.
╜│aver─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb, ╞│averred,╕ │averring.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to state to be true; assert positively; affirm.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The man averred that he had nothing to do with┤
╔┤ ╢breaking into the parked car.┤
┴┤ (SYN) declare, avouch, asseverate.
├│ 2. ┤(Law.) to offer to prove or justify; allege.
┼╕adj. ╡averrable.┤
┼╕noun ╡averment.┤
╩│aver─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb, ╞│averred,╕ │averring.╕
╜│aver─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) a beast of burden.
╩│aver─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│average, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb, ╞│-aged,╕ │-aging.╕
┬┌╕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.┤
┼╕adv. ╡averagely.┤
┼╕noun ╡averageness.┤
┼╕noun ╡averager.┤
╩│average, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb, ╞│-aged,╕ │-aging.╕
╜│Avernal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of Avernus; of Hades; infernal.
╩│Avernal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Avernus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Roman Mythology.) the lower world; Hades.
╩│Avernus, ╛╕noun.
╜│Averroism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│avgolemono, ╛╕noun.
╜│avian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with birds.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a bird.
╩│avian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│avianize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ to produce changes in (a microorganism) or prepare
┬┤ (a vaccine) by growing the bacteria or viruses in
┬┤ chicken embryos.
╩│avianize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│avian leucosis complex,╕
┬┌┤ a complex group of apparently related diseases
┬┤ characterized by swelling of the internal organs,
┬┤ and principally affecting adult chickens.
╩│avian leucosis complex,╕
╜│aviaphobia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aviophobia.
╩│aviaphobia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aviophobia.
╜│aviarist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the keeper of an aviary.
╩│aviarist, ╛╕noun.
╜│aviary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-aries.╕
┬┌┤ a house, enclosure, or large cage for many birds,
┬┤ especially wild birds; birdhouse.
╩│aviary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-aries.╕
╜│aviate, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
┬┌┤ to fly in an aircraft.
╩│aviate, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
╜│aviation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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).┤
├│ 4. ┤(Obsolete.) an emptying out.
╩│avoidance, ╛╕noun.
╜│avoir.,╕
┬┌┤ avoirdupois.
╩│avoir.,╕
╜│avoirdupois, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= avoirdupois weight.┤ (Abbr:) av., avdp., avoir.
├│ 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
╜│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).┤
├│ 4. ┤(Informal.) tremendous, spectacular.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The party was really awesome.┤
┼╕adv. ╡awesomely.┤
┼╕noun ╡awesomeness.┤
╩│awesome, ╛╕adjective.
╜│awe-stricken, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ filled with awe; awe-struck.
╩│awe-stricken, ╛╕adjective.
╜│awe-strike, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-struck,╕ │-striking.╕
┬┌┤ to strike with awe.
╩│awe-strike, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-struck,╕ │-striking.╕
╜│awe-struck, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ filled with awe.
╔┤ ╢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.┤
├│ 2. ┤full of axioms or maxims; aphoristic.
┼╕adv. ╡axiomatically.┤
╩│axiomatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│axiomatical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= axiomatic.
╩│axiomatical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= axiomatic.
╜│axiomatize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕
┬┌┤ to formulate in terms of axioms; state in the form
┬┤ of an axiom or axioms.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to axiomatize a theory.┤
┼╕noun ╡axiomatization.┤
╩│axiomatize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕
╜│axiom of choice,╕
┬┌┤ (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.
╜│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.
╩│azimuthal equidistant projection,╕
╜│azimuthal projection,╕╟│= azimuthal equidistant
╟┌│ projection.
╩│azimuthal projection,╕╟│= azimuthal equidistant
╜│azimuth circle,╕
┬┌│ 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.
├│ 2. ┤the universal remedy of Paracelsus.
╩│azoth, ╛╕noun.
╜│azotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with nitrogen.
╩│azotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│azotize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕
╟┌│ ╟│= nitrogenize.
╩│azotize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕
╜│azotobacter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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┤).
├│ 2. ┤British Academy.
├│ 3. ┤British America.
╩│B.A.,╕
╜│baa, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │baas,╕ ╛verb, ╞│baaed,╕ │baaing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤the sound a sheep makes; a bleat.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to make this sound; bleat.
╩│baa, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │baas,╕ ╛verb, ╞│baaed,╕ │baaing.╕
╜│Baal, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │Baalim,╕ │Baals.╕
┬┌│ 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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a Babelic crescendo of confusion.┤
╩│Babelic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Babelize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ to throw into confusion; make unintelligible;
┬┤ confound.
┼╕noun ╡Babelization.┤
╩│Babelize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│babesiasis, ╛╕noun. ╟│= piroplasmosis.
╩│babesiasis, ╛╕noun. ╟│= piroplasmosis.
╜│Babi, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤╡= Babism.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= Babist.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Babism.
╩│Babi, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│babiana, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.┤
╩│babies'-breath, ╛╕noun.
╜│babies'-slippers, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bird's-foot trefoil.
╩│babies'-slippers, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bird's-foot trefoil.
╜│Babinski's reflex,
┬┌┤ 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.
├│ 2. ┤a grandmother; baba.
╩│babushka┐╕ or │baboushka, ╛╕noun.
╜│baby, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bies,╕ ╛adjective, verb, ╞│-bied,╕
╞┌│ │-bying.╕
┬┌╕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).┤
┼╕adj. ╡babylike.┤
╩│baby, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bies,╕ ╛adjective, verb, ╞│-bied,╕
╜│baby act,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a babyish or childish act.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.)
├│ 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.
╩│Babylonian captivity,╕
╜│Babylonish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of Babylon.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) confused in language.
╩│Babylonish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│baby-mind, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) to baby-sit.
┼╕noun ╡baby-minder.┤
╩│baby-mind, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│baby-minding, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) baby-sitting.
╩│baby-minding, ╛╕noun.
╜│baby's-breath, ╛╕noun. ╟│= babies'-breath.
╩│baby's-breath, ╛╕noun. ╟│= babies'-breath.
╜│baby-sit, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-sat,╕ │-sitting.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to take care of a child or children while the
┬┤ parents are away for a while.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to take care of someone or
├┤ something which is usually otherwise taken care of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I had to baby-sit for our neighbor's cat while┤
╔┤ ╢they were on vacation.┤
╩│baby-sit, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-sat,╕ │-sitting.╕
╜│baby sitter,╕
┬┌┤ a person who takes care of a child or children while
┬┤ the parents are away for a while.
╩│baby sitter,╕
╜│baby-sitting, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the action or occupation of a person who baby-sits.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Baby-sitting has become so familiar a concept┤
╔┤ ╢that it is a shock to realize it is only a┤
╔┤ ╢generation old (Harper's).┤
╩│baby-sitting, ╛╕noun.
╜│baby talk,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the imperfect speech of infants and very young
┬┤ children. It frequently has ╖w┤ for ╖r┤ and words like┤
┬┤ ╖╖itty-bitty, itsy-bitsy,┤ and ╖dada.┤
├│ 2. ┤the speech of adults imitating this.
╩│baby talk,╕
╜│baby tears,╕
┬┌┤ a low plant having many tiny green leaves and small,
┬┤ blue flowers, usually a house plant.
╩│baby tears,╕
╜│baby teeth,╕
┬┌┤ the first set of teeth; milk teeth; primary teeth.
┬┤ The twenty baby teeth usually come into place
┬┤ between the ages of six and thirty months.
╩│baby teeth,╕
╜│baby-watch, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) to baby-sit.
┼╕noun ╡baby-watcher.┤
╩│baby-watch, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│baby-watching, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) baby-sitting.
╩│baby-watching, ╛╕noun.
╜│babywear, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) babies' clothes.
╩│babywear, ╛╕noun.
╜│bacalao, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-laos.╕
┬┌┤ an important food fish of the West Indies belonging
┬┤ to the same family as the sea basses.
╩│bacalao, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-laos.╕
╜│Bacardi, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Trademark.) a brand of rum made in Cuba and
┬┤ Puerto Rico.
├│ 2. ┤a cocktail made of Bacardi rum, lime or lemon
├┤ juice, and sugar or (sometimes) grenadine.
╩│Bacardi, ╛╕noun.
╜│bacca, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │baccae.╕
┬┌┤ a berry.
╩│bacca, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │baccae.╕
╜│baccalaureat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the annual examination for graduation from secondary
┬┤ school in France.
╩│baccalaureat, ╛╕noun.
╜│baccalaureate, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ (U.S.) │1. ┤the degree of bachelor given by a college
┬┤ or university.
├│ 2. ┤Also, ╡baccalaureate sermon.┤ a sermon or other
├┤ address delivered to a graduating class at, or the
├┤ Sunday preceding, commencement.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤having to do with the degree of bachelor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a baccalaureate gown.┤
╩│baccalaureate, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│baccarat┐╕ or │baccara, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a French card game in which the rest of the
┬┤ players bet against one who is banker. Its most
┬┤ popular form is ╖chemin de fer.┤
├│ 2. ┤fine crystal glassware, made at Baccarat, France.
╩│baccarat┐╕ or │baccara, ╛╕noun.
╜│baccate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤berrylike; pulpy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. baccate fruit.┤
├│ 2. ┤bearing berries; bacciferous.
╩│baccate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Bacchae, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the women companions of Bacchus.
├│ 2. ┤priestesses or women worshipers of Bacchus;
├┤ bacchantes.
├│ 3. ┤the women participants in the Bacchanalia.
╩│Bacchae, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│bacchanal, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤having to do with Bacchus or his worship.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a wild, noisy party; drunken revelry; orgy.
├│ 2. ┤a drunken reveler.
├│ 3. ┤a worshiper of Bacchus.
└╕expr. ╡Bacchanals,┤ ┤the Bacchanalia.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Intemperance and excess in the heathen┤
╔┤ ╢Bacchanals was esteemed an act of religious joy┤
╔┤ ╢(George Stanhope).┤
╩│bacchanal, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│bacchanale, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a ballet or modern dance characterized by portrayal
┬┤ of wild or orgiastic merriment and drunken revelry.
╩│bacchanale, ╛╕noun.
╜│bacchanalia, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (in form, sing. in use.) a wild, noisy party;
┬┤ drunken revelry; orgy.
╩│bacchanalia, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│Bacchanalia, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (in form, sing. in use.) a wild, noisy party;
┬┤ drunken revelry; orgy.
╩│Bacchanalia, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│Bacchanalia, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (in form and use.) a wild, noisy ancient Roman
┬┤ festival in honor of Bacchus.
╩│Bacchanalia, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│bacchanalian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having to do with the Bacchanalia.
├│ 2. ┤drunken and wildly merry; bacchantic; bacchic.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a drunken reveler; bacchant.
╩│bacchanalian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Bacchanals, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (in form and use.) the Bacchanaiia.
╩│Bacchanals, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│bacchant, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bacchants,╕ │bacchantes,╕
╛┌╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a priest or man worshiper of Bacchus; bacchanal.
├│ 2. ┤a drunken reveler.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤worshiping Bacchus.
├│ 2. ┤given to drunken carousing.
├│ 3. ┤wine-loving.
╩│bacchant, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bacchants,╕ │bacchantes,╕
╜│bacchante, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
├│ 5. ┤(U.S. Dialect.) ╡= crappie.┤
╩│bachelor, ╛╕noun.
╜│bachelor apartment┐╕ or │bachelor flat,╕
┬┌┤ an apartment suitable for one person.
╩│bachelor apartment┐╕ or │bachelor flat,╕
╜│bachelor-at-arms, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bachelors-at-arms.╕
┬┌┤ a young knight; bachelor.
╩│bachelor-at-arms, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bachelors-at-arms.╕
╜│bachelor chest,╕
┬┌┤ 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).┤
└╕expr. ╡behind one's back,┤ ┤without one's knowing it;
└┤ secretly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cashier of the store stole money behind the┤
╔┤ ╢owner's back.┤
└╕expr. ╡break the back of,┤ ┤to ruin; destroy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A prolonged strike, the President said, "could┤
╔┤ ╢well break the back of the present expansion" (New┤
╔┤ ╢York Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡get off one's back,┤ ┤to leave one alone; stop
└┤ annoying or harassing one.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The only way to get the military off his back┤
╔┤ ╢will be ... to make the army less important┤
╔┤ ╢(Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
└╕expr. ╡get one's back up,┤
├│ a. ┤to make or become angry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His nagging got my back up. "I'm your brother."┤
╔┤ ╢"Are you?" I said, beginning to get my back up (H.┤
╔┤ ╢Rider Haggard).┤
├│ b. ┤to be stubborn; resist.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The mule got his back up and refused to move.┤
└╕expr. ╡on┤ (or ╡upon┤) ╡one's back,┤
├│ a. ┤sick.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... very feeble, having been for several weeks┤
╔┤ ╢upon my back (George Catlin).┤
├│ b. ┤helpless; prone; prostrate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They never look up to heaven, till God lays them┤
╔┤ ╢on their back (William Gurnall).┤
└╕expr. ╡put one's back up,┤
├│ a. ┤to make one angry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He goes his own way ... if you put his back up┤
╔┤ ╢(Sunday Magazine).┤
├│ b. ┤to be stubborn.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The baby put her back up and would not eat the┤
╔┤ ╢cereal in spite of mother's coaxing.┤
└╕expr. ╡stab in the back,┤ ┤to try to injure in a sly,
└┤ treacherous manner; slander or betray.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This is the stuff of a good Washington┤
╔┤ ╢controversy, to be enjoyed in this case even by┤
╔┤ ╢those stabbed in the back (London Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡the back of beyond,┤ ┤(Informal.) ever so far off;
└┤ some very out-of-the-way place.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If anybody's stomach is going to rebel, it is┤
╔┤ ╢better to get the rebellion over before launching┤
╔┤ ╢into the back of beyond (Peter Fleming).┤
└╕expr. ╡the back of one's hand,┤ ┤a rebuke or rebuff.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The backs of our hands are only to those intent┤
╔┤ ╢upon grinding us down (Patrick Ryan).┤
└╕expr. ╡turn one's back on,┤ ┤to abandon; forsake.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I have never turned my back on my leader yet┤
╔┤ ╢(George Macdonald).┤
└╕expr. ╡with┤ (or ╡having┤) ╡one's back to the wall,┤ ┤unable to
└┤ escape without fighting; hard-pressed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After having their back to the wall for half the┤
╔┤ ╢game, the players on the home team finally rallied┤
╔┤ ╢and made a good score.┤
╩│back─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, adjective.
╜│back─╕ (2), ╛adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to or toward the rear; backward; behind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Please go back three steps.┤
┴┤ (SYN) rearward.
├│ 2. ┤in or toward the past.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That happened some years back.┤
┴┤ (SYN) ago.
├│ 3. ┤in return.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They paid back what they borrowed.┤
├│ 4. ┤in the place from which someone or something came.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Put the books back.┤
├│ 5. ┤in check.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The police held the crowd back. Hold back your┤
╔┤ ╢temper.┤
├│ 6. ┤in reserve.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Keep back enough paint to do the door.┤
└╕expr. ╡back and forth,┤ ┤first one way and then the other.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Dogs ran back and forth across the field.┤
└╕expr. ╡back┤ (or ╡in back┤) ╡of,┤ (U.S. Informal.)
├│ a. ┤in the rear of; behind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The barn is in back of the house.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) supporting; helping.
╔┤ ╢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,
╜│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.
├╕noun ┤ ┤such a cross.
╩│backcross, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│backdate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-dated,╕ │-dating.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to put an earlier date on, especially a date that
┬┤ is earlier than the actual date.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... indicted for backdating tax returns (Time).┤
├│ 2. ┤to reckon as from an earlier date.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to backdate the salary increases three months.┤
╩│backdate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-dated,╕ │-dating.╕
╜│back door,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a door in the back of a room or house.
├│ 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,╕
╜│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,╕
╜│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).┤
┼╕noun ╡backpacker.┤
╩│backpack, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│back-paddle, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-dled,╕ │-dling.╕
┬┌┤ to back water. See under ╡water.┤┤
╩│back-paddle, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-dled,╕ │-dling.╕
╜│backpat, ╛╕verb, ╞│-patted,╕ │-patting,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕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
╜│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,
╜│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
╜│backspace, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-spaced,╕ │-spacing.╕
┬┌┤ to move a typewriter carriage backward a fixed space
┬┤ or spaces.
╩│backspace, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-spaced,╕ │-spacing.╕
╜│backspin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a rolling motion in reverse to the direction of a
┬┤ ball. It checks or reverses the forward motion of a
┬┤ ball when it strikes a surface.
╩│backspin, ╛╕noun.
╜│backsplash, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a vertical extension at the back of a counter,
┬┤ stove, or other flat working surface to protect the
┬┤ wall behind it; splashback.
╩│backsplash, ╛╕noun.
╜│back-stabber, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a person who slyly attempts to ruin or
┬┤ damage someone.
╩│back-stabber, ╛╕noun.
╜│back-stabbing, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a sly or treacherous attempt to ruin or
┬┤ damage, as by slander or betrayal.
╩│back-stabbing, ╛╕noun.
╜│backstage, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤in or to that part of a theater which is not seen
┬┤ by the audience; behind a backdrop, in the wings, or
┬┤ in a dressing room; offstage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The actor went backstage after his part was over.┤
├│ 2. ┤in, at, or toward the rear of a stage; upstage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The chorus stood backstage, behind the soloist.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤located or taking place backstage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The star gave the reporter a backstage interview.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) not known to the general public;
├┤ secret or confidential.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Backstage negotiations were revealed to the┤
╔┤ ╢public as soon as the agreement was reached.┤
╩│backstage, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│backstair, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= backstairs.
╩│backstair, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= backstairs.
╜│back stairs,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤stairs in the back part of a house, used
┬┤ especially for deliveries or by servants.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a private, secret, or underhanded
├┤ method or course.
╩│back stairs,╕
╜│backstairs, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤secret and underhanded.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... backstairs influence and clandestine┤
╔┤ ╢government (Edmund Burke).┤
├│ 2. ┤scandalous or defamatory.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a web of backstairs gossip.┤
╩│backstairs, ╛╕adjective.
╜│backstamp, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a mark, such as a postmark, stamped on the back of a
┬┤ piece of mail or a trademark stamped on the bottom
┬┤ of earthenware.
╩│backstamp, ╛╕noun.
╜│backstay, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a rope or wire extending aft from the top of a
┬┤ mast to the ship's side and helping to support the
┬┤ mast.
├│ 2. ┤a spring, rod, or strap, used for support at the
├┤ back of various mechanisms or other objects.
╩│backstay, ╛╕noun.
╜│backstitch, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤stitching or a stitch in which the thread doubles
┬┤ back each time on the preceding stitch.
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to sew with such stitches.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The seam of your dress will be stronger if you┤
╔┤ ╢backstitch it.┤
╩│backstitch, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│backstop, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-stopped,╕ │-stopping.╕
┬┌╕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).┤
╩│backstop, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-stopped,╕ │-stopping.╕
╜│back-straight, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) the backstretch of a race track.
╩│back-straight, ╛╕noun.
╜│backstrap, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the narrow backpart or spine of a book.
╔┤ ╢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.┤
├│ 3. ┤to back water. See under ╡water.┤┤
╩│backwater, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│backwind─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Nautical.) to blanket (def. 3).
╩│backwind─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb.
╜│backwind─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb, ╞│-wound,╕ │-winding.╕
┬┌┤ to wind (film in a camera) backward.
╩│backwind─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb, ╞│-wound,╕ │-winding.╕
╜│backwood, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= backwoods.
╩│backwood, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= backwoods.
╜│backwoods, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕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.
╩│bacterin, ╛╕noun.
╜│bacterio-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) bacteria.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bacteriology = the science of bacteria.┤
┬┤ Also, ╡bacteri-.┤
╩│bacterio-,╕
╜│bacterioid, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= bacteroid.
╩│bacterioid, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= bacteroid.
╜│bacteriologic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bacteriological.
╩│bacteriologic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bacteriological.
╜│bacteriological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with bacteriology.
├│ 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.
╩│bacteriophage, ╛╕noun.
╜│bacteriophagic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ destructive to bacteria.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bacteriophagic viruses.┤
╩│bacteriophagic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bacteriophagous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bacteriophagic.
╩│bacteriophagous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bacteriophagic.
╜│bacteriophagy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the destruction of bacteria by a bacteriophage.
╩│bacteriophagy, ╛╕noun.
╜│bacterioscopic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with bacterioscopy.
╩│bacterioscopic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bacterioscopical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bacterioscopic.
╩│bacterioscopical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bacterioscopic.
╜│bacterioscopist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a student of bacterioscopy.
╩│bacterioscopist, ╛╕noun.
╜│bacterioscopy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the study of bacteria by microscope.
╩│bacterioscopy, ╛╕noun.
╜│bacteriostasis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the arrest of the growth or development of bacteria
┬┤ without killing them.
╩│bacteriostasis, ╛╕noun.
╜│bacteriostat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an agent that arrests the growth or development of
┬┤ bacteria.
╩│bacteriostat, ╛╕noun.
╜│bacteriostatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ arresting the growth or development of bacteria.
╩│bacteriostatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bacteriotherapy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the treatment of disease by introducing a specific
┬┤ type of bacteria into the system.
╩│bacteriotherapy, ╛╕noun.
╜│bacterium, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ singular of ╡bacteria.┤
╩│bacterium, ╛╕noun.
╜│bacterize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ to treat or modify by bacterial action.
┼╕noun ╡bacterization.┤
╩│bacterize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│bacteroid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a microorganism of bacterial character found in the
┬┤ root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants, such as the
┬┤ legumes.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤resembling or allied to bacteria.
╩│bacteroid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│bacteroidal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bacteroid.
╩│bacteroidal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bacteroid.
╜│Bactrian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with Bactria, an ancient country
┬┤ in central Asia.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Bactrian rulers governed northern┤
╔┤ ╢Afghanistan until the 100's B.C. (Paul L. Hanna).┤
╩│Bactrian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Bactrian camel,╕
┬┌┤ a camel with two humps, found in central Asia. It
┬┤ has longer hair and is stockier in build than the
┬┤ one-humped Arabian camel or dromedary.
╩│Bactrian camel,╕
╜│baculiform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Biology.) shaped like a rod.
╩│baculiform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│baculine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with the rod (for punishing).
╩│baculine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bad─╕ (1), ╛adjective, ╞│worse,╕ │worst,╕ ╛noun, adverb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤not good; not as it ought to be; inferior.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bad soil. Lincoln often studied in bad light.┤
┴┤ (SYN) poor, inadequate.
├│ 2. ┤evil; wicked.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A bad man might hurt a helpless person.┤
├│ 3. ┤causing harm; harmful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is bad for your eyesight to read in a dim┤
╔┤ ╢light.┤
├│ 4. ┤not friendly; cross; unpleasant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He had a bad temper.┤
┴┤ (SYN) offensive, troublesome.
├│ 5. ┤unfavorable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He came at a bad time.┤
┴┤ (SYN) unfortunate.
├│ 6. ┤severe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bad case of pneumonia. A bad thunderstorm┤
╔┤ ╢delayed the airplane.┤
├│ 7. ┤rotten; spoiled.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Don't use that egg; it's bad.┤
┴┤ (SYN) defective.
├│ 8. ┤sorry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I feel bad about losing your baseball.┤
┴┤ (SYN) distressed, regretful, disturbed.
├│ 9. ┤sick; ill.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her cold made her feel bad.┤
├│ 10. ┤incorrect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to speak bad French. He made a bad guess.┤
┴┤ (SYN) faulty.
├│ 11. ┤worthless.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bad check.┤
├│ 12. ┤(Law.) not valid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bad claim, a bad plea.┤
├│ 13. ┤(U.S. Slang.) remarkable; outstanding; very good.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Bullins is a bad dude. There's no better┤
╔┤ ╢playwright in the American theater today" (New┤
╔┤ ╢Yorker).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤something that is bad; bad condition or quality.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One must be willing to take the good with the┤
╔┤ ╢bad.┤
├╕adv. ┤ ┤(Informal.) badly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He wanted so bad for it to be right.┤
└╕expr. ╡bad off,┤ ┤(Informal.) badly off.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I told him how bad off I was (A. W. Tourgee).┤
└╕expr. ╡be in bad,┤ ┤(Informal.) to be in disfavor (with a
└┤ person over a thing).
╔┤ ╢Ex. I'm in bad with the teacher, because I didn't do┤
╔┤ ╢my homework.┤
└╕expr. ╡go from bad to worse,┤ ┤to grow steadily worse;
└┤ deteriorate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. During Stalin's long rule, things had gone from┤
╔┤ ╢bad to worse in the countryside (Canada Month).┤
└╕expr. ╡not┤ (or ╡not half┤) ╡bad,┤ ┤(Informal.) fairly good.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The teacher thought the idea of a class picnic┤
╔┤ ╢was not bad.┤
└╕expr. ╡not so bad,┤ ┤(Informal.) rather good.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We had bagged three bulls before breakfast,┤
╔┤ ╢which was not so bad (W. R. Kennedy).┤
└╕expr. ╡too bad,┤ ┤something to be regretted; a pity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Their work is far from being known in a lot of┤
╔┤ ╢places, which is too bad (Canada Month).┤
└╕expr. ╡to the bad,┤
├│ a. ┤toward ruin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He and his muddled affairs soon went to the bad.┤
├│ b. ┤in debt; in deficit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His account is now $100 to the bad.┤
┼╕noun ╡badness.┤
╩│bad─╕ (1), ╛adjective, ╞│worse,╕ │worst,╕ ╛noun, adverb.
╜│bad─╕ (2), ╛verb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) bade; a past tense of ╡bid.┤
╩│bad─╕ (2), ╛verb.
╜│bad actor,╕
┬┌┤ (Slang.)
├│ 1. ┤a person or animal that behaves badly.
├│ 2. ┤an incorrigible or unscrupulous person.
╩│bad actor,╕
╜│bad apple,╕
┬┌┤ (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.┤
╩│bakery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
╜│bakeshop, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a baker's shop; bakery.
╩│bakeshop, ╛╕noun.
╜│bakhshish, ╛╕noun, transitive verb, intransitive
╛┌╕ verb. ╟│= baksheesh.
╩│bakhshish, ╛╕noun, transitive verb, intransitive
╜│baking, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.
╩│bale─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│bale─╕ (4), ╛noun, transitive verb, intransitive
╛┌╕ verb, ╞│baled,╕ │baling.╕
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) bail; scoop.
┼╕noun ╡baler.┤
╩│bale─╕ (4), ╛noun, transitive verb, intransitive
╜│baleen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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,╕
╜│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)
╜│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).
├╕adv. ┤ ┤very.
╩│bally, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│ballyhoo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-hoos,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-hooed,╕ │-hooing.╕
┬┌┤ (Slang.)
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤noisy advertising; sensational way of attracting
├┤ attention.
├│ 2. ┤uproar; outcry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The local scandal caused a lot of ballyhoo.┤
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to make exaggerated or false statements;
├┤ advertise noisily.
┼╕noun ╡ballyhooer.┤
╩│ballyhoo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-hoos,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-hooed,╕ │-hooing.╕
╜│ballyrag, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ragged,╕ │-ragging.╕
╟┌│ ╟│= bullyrag.
╩│ballyrag, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ragged,╕ │-ragging.╕
╜│balm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.
├│ 2. ┤a shoe or boot that laces up the front.
├│ 3. ┤a flat, brimless Scottish cap.
╩│Balmoral┐╕ or │balmoral, ╛╕noun.
╜│Balmung, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ Siegfried's sword.
╩│Balmung, ╛╕noun.
╜│balmy─╕ (1), ╛adjective, ╞│balmier,╕ │balmiest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤mild; gentle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A balmy breeze blew across the lake.┤
┴┤ (SYN) soothing, bland, temperate.
├│ 2. ┤fragrant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Balmy heather filled the air.┤
┼╕adv. ╡balmily.┤
┼╕noun ╡balminess.┤
╩│balmy─╕ (1), ╛adjective, ╞│balmier,╕ │balmiest.╕
╜│balmy─╕ (2), ╛adjective, ╞│balmier,╕ │balmiest.╕
┬┌┤ (British Slang.) silly; crazy.
╩│balmy─╕ (2), ╛adjective, ╞│balmier,╕ │balmiest.╕
╜│balneal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ 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.┤
╩│baluster, ╛╕noun.
╜│balustrade, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-traded,╕ │-trading.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a row of balusters and the railing on them.
┴┤ (SYN) banister.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to provide with a balustrade or balustrades.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... each house fortified with a tiny, intimate,┤
╔┤ ╢balustraded porch (John Updike).┤
╩│balustrade, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-traded,╕ │-trading.╕
╜│balut, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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."┤
┴┤ (SYN) hackneyed.
┼╕adv. ╡banally.┤
╩│banal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│banality, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤commonplaceness; triteness.
├│ 2. ┤a banal statement, idea, or remark.
╩│banality, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│banalize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ to make banal; reduce to something commonplace or
┬┤ ordinary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. These traits of good character have been┤
╔┤ ╢banalized by advertising (Scientific American).┤
┼╕noun ╡banalization.┤
╩│banalize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│banana, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕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.
├│ 3. ┤the bland flavor of this fruit.
├│ 4. ┤a light cream or straw color.
├│ 5. ┤(U.S. Slang.) a dollar.
├╕adj. ┤ ╡bananas,┤┤ ┤(U.S. Slang.) crazy; wildly excited.
╔┤ ╢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.
╩│bandwidth, ╛╕noun.
╜│bandy, ╛╕verb, ╞│-died,╕ │-dying,╕ ╛adjective, noun, ╞pl.
╞┌│ │-dies.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to throw or hit back and forth; toss about.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We bandied the ball from player to player while┤
╔┤ ╢we waited for the game to start.┤
├│ 2. ┤to give and take; exchange.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The two angry boys bandied a few blows but never┤
╔┤ ╢got into a real fight.┤
├│ 3. ┤to pass from one to another in a group,
├┤ especially without much thought or concern.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bandy stories, bandy gossip.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to contend; strive; fight.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having a bend or curve outward.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bandy legs.┤
├│ 2. ┤bandy-legged.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They have their daughters going bandy taking┤
╔┤ ╢riding lessons (Atlantic).┤
├╕noun ┤ (Especially British.) │1. ┤Also, ╡bandy ball.┤ a form of
├┤ hockey similar to field hockey but also played on a
├┤ rink.
├│ 2. ┤a curved stick used in this game.
╩│bandy, ╛╕verb, ╞│-died,╕ │-dying,╕ ╛adjective, noun, ╞pl.
╜│bandy-legged, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ 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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... television's bloody bang-bangs (James┤
╔┤ ╢Thurber).┤
├│ 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,╕
╜│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,
╜│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.
╩│baptistery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teries.╕
╜│baptistry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tries.╕ ╟│= baptistery.
╩│baptistry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tries.╕ ╟│= baptistery.
╜│baptize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to dip (a person) into water or sprinkle with
┬┤ water, as a sign of the washing away of sin and of
┬┤ admission into the Christian church.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The minister baptized the child in church on┤
╔┤ ╢Sunday.┤
├│ 2. ┤to give a first name to (a person) at baptism;
├┤ christen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The baby was baptized William.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to give a name to; name.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The space capsules were each baptized by their┤
╔┤ ╢own crews.┤
├│ 4. ┤to purify; cleanse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sorrow had baptized her (Oliver Wendell Holmes).┤
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) to introduce or initiate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The flights of Glenn and Gargarin baptized the┤
╔┤ ╢world into the age of man in space.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to administer baptism.
┼╕noun ╡baptizer.┤
╩│baptize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕
╜│bapu, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in India) father.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mahatma Gandhi ... [was] one of the few men┤
╔┤ ╢Nehru ever listened to. He came to call Gandhi Bapu┤
╔┤ ╢(Newsweek).┤
╩│bapu, ╛╕noun.
╜│bar─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│barred,╕ │barring,╕ ╛preposition.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an evenly shaped piece of some solid, longer than
┬┤ it is wide or thick.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is a bar of soap on the sink. I ate a┤
╔┤ ╢chocolate bar at lunch.┤
├│ 2. ┤a pole or rod put across a door, gate, window, or
├┤ across any opening, to fasten or shut off something.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Let down the pasture bars for the cows to come┤
╔┤ ╢in. The windows of the prison have iron bars.┤
├│ 3a. ┤(Figurative.) anything that blocks the way or
├┤ prevents progress.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His bad temper was a bar to making friends.┤
┴┤ (SYN) barrier, obstacle, obstruction.
├│ b. ┤a long ridge of sand or gravel, especially one
├┤ lying across the mouth of a river or harbor, which
├┤ obstructs navigation; sand bar.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A bar of sand kept boats out of the harbor.┤
├│ 4. ┤a band of color; stripe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is a dark bar of clouds across the setting┤
╔┤ ╢sun.┤
┴┤ (SYN) strip.
├│ 5. ┤(Music.)
├│ a. ┤a unit of rhythm. The regular accent falls on the
├┤ first note of each bar.
├│ b. ┤the dividing line between two such units on a
├┤ musical staff. A bar marks off measures.
├│ c. ┤╡= double bar.┤
├│ 6a. ┤a counter where drinks, usually alcoholic, and
├┤ sometimes food, are served to customers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a cocktail bar. We stood at a snack bar and had┤
╔┤ ╢a soda.┤
├│ b. ┤a building or room containing such a counter,
├┤ especially a barroom or tavern.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The men walked into the bar.┤
├│ 7. ┤a counter at which certain goods are sold.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a gift bar, a record bar.┤
├│ 8a. ┤the profession of a lawyer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After college, he decided to enter the bar. He┤
╔┤ ╢left the bar for a career in teaching.┤
├│ b. ┤the whole group of practicing lawyers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Judges are chosen from the bar.┤
├│ 9a. ┤a court of law.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to try a case at the bar.┤
┴┤ (SYN) tribunal.
├│ b. ┤the place where a prisoner stands in a court of
├┤ law.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The convicted thief stood at the bar to be┤
╔┤ ╢sentenced by the judge.┤
├│ 10. ┤the railing around the place where lawyers sit
├┤ in a law court.
├│ 11. ┤(Figurative.) anything like a court of law; any
├┤ place of judgment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bar of public opinion condemns dishonest┤
╔┤ ╢people.┤
┴┤ (SYN) tribunal.
├│ 12. ┤an ingot of precious metal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bars of gold.┤
├│ 13. ┤(in lacemaking) a connecting thread; bride.
├│ 14. ┤(Law.)
├│ a. ┤a plea or objection sufficient to stop or defeat
├┤ an action or claim.
├│ b. ┤the stopping of an action or claim.
├│ 15. ┤(Heraldry.) an ordinary formed by two parallel
├┤ lines drawn horizontally across the shield and
├┤ including not more than a fifth of its surface.
├│ 16. ┤See ╡bars.┤┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to put bars across; fasten or shut off with a bar.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He bars the doors every night.┤
├│ 2. ┤to block; obstruct.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Fallen trees bar the road.┤
├│ 3. ┤to keep out; exclude or forbid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Dogs are barred from that store. All talking is┤
╔┤ ╢barred in the library. Father barred our use of the┤
╔┤ ╢car tonight.┤
┴┤ (SYN) prohibit.
├│ 4. ┤to mark with stripes or bands of color.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some hawks have barred feathers.┤
├│ 5. ┤to shut up or confine by or as if by bars.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The writer barred himself in his study.┤
├╕prep. ┤ ┤except; excluding.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is the best student, bar none.┤
└╕expr. ╡admit to the bar,┤ ┤(U.S.) to give authority to
└┤ practice law.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After passing his law examinations, he was┤
╔┤ ╢admitted to the bar.┤
├┤ Also, (British,) ╡call to the bar.┤
╩│bar─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│barred,╕ │barring,╕ ╛preposition.
╜│bar─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a mosquito net.
╩│bar─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│bar─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (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.
╩│barbarian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│barbarianism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the state or condition of being a barbarian.
╩│barbarianism, ╛╕noun.
╜│barbarianize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ to make barbarian.
╩│barbarianize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│barbaric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 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).┤
╩│barbarity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│barbarize, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-rized,╕ │-rizing.╕
┬┌┤ to make or become barbarous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... barbarous and barbarizing warfare (Robert┤
╔┤ ╢Southey). The Roman empire was barbarizing rapidly┤
╔┤ ╢(Thomas De Quincey).┤
┼╕noun ╡barbarization.┤
╩│barbarize, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│barbarous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤not civilized; savage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cannibals are barbarous people.┤
├│ 2. ┤savagely cruel; brutal.
╔┤ ╢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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. barbellate stems.┤
╩│barbellate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│barbeque, ╛╕noun, transitive verb, ╞│-qued,╕ │-queing.╕
╟┌│ ╟│= barbecue.
╩│barbeque, ╛╕noun, transitive verb, ╞│-qued,╕ │-queing.╕
╜│barber, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕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.
╜│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.
╩│bardolater┐╕ or │bardolator, ╛╕noun.
╜│bardolatry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ devotion to or worship of Shakespeare.
╩│bardolatry, ╛╕noun.
╜│bardy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) defiant; impudent.
╩│bardy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bare─╕ (1), ╛adjective, ╞│barer,╕ │barest,╕ ╛verb, ╞│bared,╕
╞┌│ │baring.╕
┬┌╕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.┤
┼╕noun ╡bareness.┤
╩│bare─╕ (1), ╛adjective, ╞│barer,╕ │barest,╕ ╛verb, ╞│bared,╕
╜│bare─╕ (2), ╛verb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) bore; a past tense of ╡bear┤ (2).
╩│bare─╕ (2), ╛verb.
╜│bareback, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ without a saddle; on a horse's bare back.
╔┤ ╢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.┤
└╕expr. ╡in┤ (or ╡into┤) ╡the bargain,┤ ┤besides; also.
╔┤ ╢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.
╩│bargainor, ╛╕noun.
╜│barge, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│barged,╕ │barging.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a large, strongly built, flat-bottomed boat for
┬┤ carrying freight.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The oil barge was towed from Syracuse to Buffalo┤
╔┤ ╢on the Erie Canal.┤
├│ 2. ┤a large boat used for excursions, pageants, and
├┤ special occasions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the royal barge.┤
├│ 3. ┤a large motorboat or rowboat used by the officer
├┤ commanding a flagship; launch.
├│ 4. ┤(Especially British.) a houseboat.
├│ 5. ┤(Archaic.) a small seagoing vessel.
├│ 6. ┤(U.S. Obsolete.) a large carriage.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to move clumsily like a barge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He barged into the table and knocked the lamp┤
╔┤ ╢over.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) to push oneself rudely; intrude.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Don't barge in where you're not wanted.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to carry by barge.
╩│barge, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│barged,╕ │barging.╕
╜│bargeboard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a board placed flat along or under the overhanging,
┬┤ sloping edge of a gable roof, usually covering a
┬┤ rafter and often ornamented.
╩│bargeboard, ╛╕noun.
╜│barge couple,╕
┬┌┤ one of the two rafters that support the barge course
┬┤ or overhanging portion at the end of a gable roof.
╩│barge couple,╕
╜│barge course,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the part of a gable roof projecting beyond the
┬┤ end wall.
├│ 2. ┤the range of shingles or tiles along the sloping
├┤ edges of a gable roof.
╩│barge course,╕
╜│barge dog,╕ ╟│= schipperke.
╩│barge dog,╕ ╟│= schipperke.
╜│bargee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) a bargeman.
╩│bargee, ╛╕noun.
╜│bargello, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-loes,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-loed,╕ │-loing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤an upright stitch used in needlework to produce
┬┤ patterns in zigzag or oblique lines.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The store also sells material for bargello, an┤
╔┤ ╢Italian geometric pattern (Melody Cornett).┤
├╕v.i., v.t. ┤ ┤to use this stitch; make such stitches on
├┤ canvas.
╔┤ ╢Ex. To demonstrate his find, he ... pulled out a┤
╔┤ ╢canvas that was in the midst of being bargelloed┤
╔┤ ╢(Harper's).┤
╩│bargello, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-loes,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-loed,╕ │-loing.╕
╜│bargeman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ a man who works on a barge.
╩│bargeman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│bargemaster, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the master or owner of a barge.
╩│bargemaster, ╛╕noun.
╜│barge pole,╕
┬┌┤ a long pole for propelling a barge.
└╕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).┤
╩│bar mitzvah,
╜│barmy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│barmier,╕ │barmiest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤full of barm; fermenting; frothing.
├│ 2. ┤(British Slang, Figurative.) silly; crazy;
├┤ flighty.
┼╕noun ╡barminess.┤
╩│barmy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│barmier,╕ │barmiest.╕
╜│barn, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.
└╕expr. ╡barnacles,┤ ┤(British Informal.) spectacles.
╔┤ ╢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.
╜│barrable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be barred.
╩│barrable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│barrack─╕ (1), ╛noun, transitive verb, intransitive
╛┌╕ verb. ╟│= barracks.
╩│barrack─╕ (1), ╛noun, transitive verb, intransitive
╜│barrack─╕ (2),
┬┌┤ (British and Australian.)
├╕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.╕
╜│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
╜│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 ╡barricader.┤
╩│barricade, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-caded,╕ │-cading.╕
╜│barricado, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-does,╕ ╛transitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-doed,╕ │-doing.╕ ╟│= barricade.
╩│barricado, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-does,╕ ╛transitive verb,
╜│barrier, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕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.
╩│bascule bridge,╕
╜│base─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│based,╕ │basing,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕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).┤
╩│base─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│based,╕ │basing,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│base─╕ (2), ╛adjective, ╞│baser,╕ │basest,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤selfish and cowardly; morally low or mean.
╔┤ ╢Ex. To betray a friend is a base action.┤
├│ 2. ┤having little value when compared with something
├┤ else; inferior.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Iron and steel are base metals but gold and┤
╔┤ ╢silver are precious metals.┤
├│ 3a. ┤of inferior quality; poor; shabby.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cheapest and basest imitation which can┤
╔┤ ╢escape detection (John Ruskin).┤
├│ b. ┤fit for an inferior person or thing; menial;
├┤ unworthy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. No needed service is to be looked upon as base.┤
┴┤ (SYN) degrading.
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.)
├│ a. ┤of humble birth or origin.
┴┤ (SYN) plebeian.
├│ b. ┤illegitimate.
├│ 5. ┤debased; counterfeit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. base coin.┤
├│ 6. ┤not classical or refined, as language.
├│ 7. ┤deep or grave in sound; bass.
├│ 8. ┤(in English law) held or holding by such service
├┤ as a villein owed to his lord.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a base estate, a base tenant.┤
├│ 9. ┤(Archaic.) of small height; low.
├╕noun ┤ ┤the lowest male voice; bass.
┼╕adv. ╡basely.┤
┼╕noun ╡baseness.┤
╩│base─╕ (2), ╛adjective, ╞│baser,╕ │basest,╕ ╛noun.
╜│baseball, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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)
╜│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.
├│ 2. ┤the girl herself. Also, ╡bath mitzvah,┤ ╡bat mitzvah.┤
╩│bas mitzvah,
╜│basnet, ╛╕noun. ╟│= basinet.
╩│basnet, ╛╕noun. ╟│= basinet.
╜│bason, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
├│ 2. ┤╡= basso.┤
╩│bassist, ╛╕noun.
╜│basso, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bassos;╕ (Italian) │bassi.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a singer with a bass voice.
├│ 2. ┤the bass part.
╩│basso, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bassos;╕ (Italian) │bassi.╕
╜│basso cantante, ╞╕pl. │bassi cantanti.╕
┬┌┤ a high bass voice, suitable for solo singing.
╩│basso cantante, ╞╕pl. │bassi cantanti.╕
╜│basso continuo, ╞╕pl. │basso continuos.╕
┬┌┤ (Music.) thorough bass.
╩│basso continuo, ╞╕pl. │basso continuos.╕
╜│basso da camera,
┬┌┤ 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.
├│ 2. ┤a singer having such a voice.
╩│basso profondo, ╞╕pl. │basso profondos.╕
╜│basso profundo, ╞╕pl. │basso profundos.╕ ╟│= basso
╟┌│ profondo.
╩│basso profundo, ╞╕pl. │basso profundos.╕ ╟│= basso
╜│basso-relievo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-vos.╕ ╟│= bas-relief.
╩│basso-relievo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-vos.╕ ╟│= bas-relief.
╜│bass reflex,
┬┌│ 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).┤
┴┤ (SYN) counterfeit, debased, adulterated, corrupt.
├│ 3. ┤irregular or unusual in shape, size, style, or
├┤ the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bastard wheel.┤
├│ 4. ┤somewhat resembling, but not identical with (used
├┤ in this sense especially in plant and animal names).
╔┤ ╢Ex. bastard mahogany.┤
┼╕adj. ╡bastardly.┤
╩│bastard, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Bastard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in South Africa) a mulatto; Griqua.
╩│Bastard, ╛╕noun.
╜│bastard file,╕
┬┌┤ a file of a grade between smooth and rough.
╩│bastard file,╕
╜│bastardize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make degenerate; debase.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Spanish craft has been bastardized by┤
╔┤ ╢generations of artisans who each added their own┤
╔┤ ╢elaborations (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ 2. ┤to declare or pronounce to be a bastard.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to become degenerate; deteriorate.
┼╕noun ╡bastardization.┤
╩│bastardize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│bastard title,╕ ╟│= half title ╕(def. 1).
╩│bastard title,╕ ╟│= half title ╕(def. 1).
╜│bastard turtle,╕
┬┌┤ a kind of sea turtle found in the coastal waters of
┬┤ North America; ridley.
╩│bastard turtle,╕
╜│bastard type,╕
┬┌┤ a font of type cast on a body smaller or larger than
┬┤ the usual body.
╩│bastard type,╕
╜│bastard wing,╕ ╟│= alula.
╩│bastard wing,╕ ╟│= alula.
╜│bastardy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tardies.╕ ╟│= illegitimacy.
╩│bastardy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tardies.╕ ╟│= illegitimacy.
╜│baste─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb, ╞│basted,╕ │basting.╕
┬┌┤ to drip or pour melted fat or butter on (meat or
┬┤ fowl) while roasting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cook basted the turkey to keep it from┤
╔┤ ╢drying out and to improve its flavor.┤
┼╕noun ╡baster.┤
╩│baste─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb, ╞│basted,╕ │basting.╕
╜│baste─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb, ╞│basted,╕ │basting.╕
┬┌┤ to sew with long, loose stitches in order to hold
┬┤ the cloth for further work or until final sewing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to baste a hem in place, baste a dress.┤
┼╕noun ╡baster.┤
╩│baste─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb, ╞│basted,╕ │basting.╕
╜│baste─╕ (3), ╛transitive verb, ╞│basted,╕ │basting.╕
┬┌┤ to beat soundly; thrash.
┴┤ (SYN) cudgel, punish.
╩│baste─╕ (3), ╛transitive verb, ╞│basted,╕ │basting.╕
╜│Bastille, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│Bastille Day,╕
╜│bastinade, ╛╕noun, transitive verb, ╞│-naded,╕
╞┌│ │-nading.╕ ╟│= bastinado.
╩│bastinade, ╛╕noun, transitive verb, ╞│-naded,╕
╜│bastinado, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-does,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-doed,╕ │-doing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a beating with a stick, especially on the soles
┬┤ of the feet.
├│ b. ┤such a beating, or a beating of the upper thighs
├┤ and buttocks, or both, as a kind of punishment,
├┤ still used in parts of Asia.
├│ 2. ┤a stick; cudgel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They did this ... without riots of protest or┤
╔┤ ╢direct coercion of the bastinado or bayonet (Time).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to beat or flog with a stick, especially on the
├┤ soles of the feet.
╩│bastinado, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-does,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-doed,╕ │-doing.╕
╜│basting, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to drive like a bat out of hell.┤
┼╕adj. ╡batlike.┤
╩│bat─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│bat─╕ (3), ╛transitive verb, ╞│batted,╕ │batting.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) to move (the eyelids) quickly; wink (the
┬┤ eyes), especially from surprise or emotion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The rock nearly hit him, but he didn't bat an┤
╔┤ ╢eye. ... don't you bat your eyes to please none of┤
╔┤ ╢'em (Joel Chandler Harris).┤
╩│bat─╕ (3), ╛transitive verb, ╞│batted,╕ │batting.╕
╜│bat─╕ (4), ╛noun. ╟│= baht.
╩│bat─╕ (4), ╛noun. ╟│= baht.
╜│bat.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤battalion.
├│ 2. ┤battery.
╩│bat.,╕
╜│Batavian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of the Netherlands; Dutch.
├│ 2. ┤of Batavia (now Djakarta).
├╕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.
╩│batch─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│batch─╕ (2), ╛noun, intransitive verb. ╟│= bach╕ (1).
╩│batch─╕ (2), ╛noun, intransitive verb. ╟│= bach╕ (1).
╜│batch processing,╕
┬┌┤ data processing in which all related operations are
┬┤ grouped in a batch before any of them is executed.
╩│batch processing,╕
╜│bate─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│bated,╕ │bating.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to deduct; lessen; hold back.
┴┤ (SYN) abate.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤(Obsolete┤ or ╖Dialect.) to decrease, especially in┤
├┤ ╖size, amount, or force.
└╕expr. ╡with bated breath,┤ ┤holding the breath in great fear,
└┤ wonder, or interest.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boys listened to the sailor's story with┤
╔┤ ╢bated breath.┤
╩│bate─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│bated,╕ │bating.╕
╜│bate─╕ (2), ╛intransitive verb, ╞│bated,╕ │bating.╕
┬┌┤ to beat the wings impatiently or attempt to take
┬┤ flight, as of a falcon or hawk; flutter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cressida recognized the point and wanted to take┤
╔┤ ╢the air, but I checked her. She bated in fury (New┤
╔┤ ╢Yorker).┤
╩│bate─╕ (2), ╛intransitive verb, ╞│bated,╕ │bating.╕
╜│bate─╕ (3), ╛verb, ╞│bated,╕ │bating,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (British Dialect.)
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to contend; quarrel.
├╕noun ┤ ┤contention; strife; debate.
╩│bate─╕ (3), ╛verb, ╞│bated,╕ │bating,╕ ╛noun.
╜│bate─╕ (4), ╛noun, verb, ╞│bated,╕ │bating.╕
┬┌╕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)
╜│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.
╩│battery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teries.╕
╜│battik, ╛╕noun, adjective, transitive verb. ╟│= batik.
╩│battik, ╛╕noun, adjective, transitive verb. ╟│= batik.
╜│batting, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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).┤
┼╕noun ╡battler.┤
╩│battle─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│-tled,╕ │-tling.╕
╜│battle─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb, ╞│-tled,╕ │-tling.╕
┬┌┤ (Poetic.) to furnish with battlements
╩│battle─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb, ╞│-tled,╕ │-tling.╕
╜│battle array,╕
┬┌│ 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.
╩│Bauhaus, ╛╕noun.
╜│baulk, ╛╕intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun.
╟┌│ ╟│= balk.
╩│baulk, ╛╕intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun.
╜│Baume, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ 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.
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) unchastity; fornication.
╩│bawdry, ╛╕noun.
╜│bawdy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│bawdier,╕ │bawdiest,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤not decent; lewd; obscene.
┴┤ (SYN) indecent, unchaste.
├╕noun ┤ ┤lewdness; bawdry.
┼╕adv. ╡bawdily.┤
┼╕noun ╡bawdiness.┤
╩│bawdy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│bawdier,╕ │bawdiest,╕ ╛noun.
╜│bawdyhouse, ╛╕noun. ╟│= brothel.
╩│bawdyhouse, ╛╕noun. ╟│= brothel.
╜│bawl, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕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.
╜│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).┤
├│ 4. ┤possessing full-grown horns; antlered.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Thou mayst ... beamy stags in toils engage (John┤
╔┤ ╢Dryden).┤
┼╕noun ╡beaminess.┤
╩│beamy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│beamier,╕ │beamiest.╕
╜│bean, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕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,╕
╜│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
╜│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).┤
┼╕adv. ╡bearishly.┤
┼╕noun ╡bearishness.┤
╩│bearish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bear-lead, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-led,╕ │-leading.╕
┬┌┤ (British.) to lead or conduct as if by a chain;
┬┤ compel to follow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Establishment, bear-led by the Hearst Press,┤
╔┤ ╢had decided that this turbulent man ... must, by any┤
╔┤ ╢hook or crook, go (Listener).┤
╩│bear-lead, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-led,╕ │-leading.╕
╜│bear leader,╕
┬┌│ 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.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤a coarse, dirty, or brutal person; brute.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Oh you beast, Oh faithless Coward, oh dishonest┤
╔┤ ╢wretch (Shakespeare).┤
├│ b. ┤a human being considered to resemble an animal in
├┤ lack of self-control, etc..
╔┤ ╢Ex. Till Morn' sends stagg'ring Home a Drunken Beast┤
╔┤ ╢(Sir Richard Steele).┤
┼╕adj. ╡beastlike.┤
╩│beast, ╛╕noun.
╜│beast epic,╕
┬┌┤ a long narrative poem in which the characters are
┬┤ animals who act like people.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Two of the best-known beast epics are the Story┤
╔┤ ╢of Reynard the Fox and Chicken Little (Burton┤
╔┤ ╢Rascoe).┤
╩│beast epic,╕
╜│beastie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal, originally Scottish.) a small animal, as
┬┤ a mouse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Wee, sleekit, cowrin', tim'rous beastie (Robert┤
╔┤ ╢Burns).┤
╩│beastie, ╛╕noun.
╜│beastly, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-lier,╕ │-liest,╕ ╛adverb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤like a beast; coarse, dirty, or brutal; vile.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The beastly behavior of the savages frightened┤
╔┤ ╢their prisoners.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) very bad or irritating; unpleasant;
├┤ disgusting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I have a beastly headache.┤
├╕adv. ┤ ┤(Informal.) very; unpleasantly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Don't be so beastly inquisitive.┤
┼╕noun ╡beastliness.┤
╩│beastly, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-lier,╕ │-liest,╕ ╛adverb.
╜│beast of burden,╕
┬┌┤ 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.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤(U.S. Informal.) worn out; tired; exhausted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Quite beat and very much vexed (Dickens).┤
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. Informal.) overcome by astonishment; taken
├┤ aback.
├│ 3. ┤(Slang.) of or characteristic of a beatnik or
├┤ beatniks.
╔┤ ╢Ex. beat poetry.┤
└╕expr. ╡beat about,┤ ┤to search around; try to discover
└┤ something.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I am always beating about in my thoughts for┤
╔┤ ╢something that may turn to the benefit of my dear┤
╔┤ ╢country (Manchester Guardian).┤
└╕expr. ╡beat┤ (╡all┤) ╡hollow,┤ ┤to beat completely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This Scotch phenomenon ... Beats Alexander┤
╔┤ ╢hollow (Robert Southey).┤
└╕expr. ╡beat around┤ (or ╡about┤) ╡the bush.┤ ┤See under ╡bush┤ (1).┤
└╕expr. ╡beat back,┤ ┤to force or push back.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The policemen beat back the rioting mob.┤
└╕expr. ╡beat down,┤ (Informal.)
├│ a. ┤to force to set a lower price.
╔┤ ╢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,
╜│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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. By and by he took to his bed (Harper's).┤
┼╕adj. ╡beddable.┤
┼╕adj. ╡bedless.┤
╩│bed, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│bedded,╕ │bedding.╕
╜│B.Ed.,╕
┬┌┤ Bachelor of Education.
╩│B.Ed.,╕
╜│bedabble, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-bled,╕ │-bling.╕
┬┌┤ to spatter all over or make dirty with something,
┬┤ especially something liquid.
╩│bedabble, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-bled,╕ │-bling.╕
╜│bedamn, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to invoke or inflict with a curse.
╩│bedamn, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│bed and board,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a place for sleep and meals.
├│ 2. ┤the facilities and privileges of a home.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She has left his bed and board and is suing for┤
╔┤ ╢divorce.┤
╩│bed and board,╕
╜│bedarken, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to darken completely.
╩│bedarken, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│bedash, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to dash with water or other liquid; cover with
┬┤ dashes of water, mud, paint, or other liquid.
╩│bedash, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│bedaub, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to smear with something dirty or sticky.
┴┤ (SYN) plaster.
├│ 2. ┤to ornament in a gaudy or showy way.
┴┤ (SYN) bedizen.
╩│bedaub, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│bedaze, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-dazed,╕ │-dazing.╕
┬┌┤ to daze completely; stupefy; bewilder.
┼╕noun ╡bedazement.┤
╩│bedaze, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-dazed,╕ │-dazing.╕
╜│bedazzle, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-zled,╕ │-zling.╕
┬┌┤ to dazzle completely; confuse by dazzling.
┼╕noun ╡bedazzlement.┤
╩│bedazzle, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-zled,╕ │-zling.╕
╜│bedbound, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bedridden.
╩│bedbound, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bedridden.
╜│bedbug, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small, flat, wingless, reddish-brown,
┬┤ blood-sucking insect found in houses and especially
┬┤ in beds; cimex. Its bite is painful.
╩│bedbug, ╛╕noun.
╜│bedchamber, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bedroom.
╩│bedchamber, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bedroom.
╜│bedclothes, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ sheets, blankets, quilts, pillows, and sometimes
┬┤ bedspreads and other coverings.
╩│bedclothes, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│bedcover, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ bedspread; coverlet. ╡bedcovers,┤ bedclothes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Suddenly, rapidly, he flung back the bedcovers┤
╔┤ ╢and leaped out (New Yorker).┤
╩│bedcover, ╛╕noun.
╜│bedcovering, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bedclothes.
╩│bedcovering, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bedclothes.
╜│bedder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a plant suitable for being grown in a flower bed.
├│ 2. ┤the lower stone in a mill for expressing oil from
├┤ seeds, fruits, etc.
├│ 3. ┤(Southern U.S.) a farmer who works the soil of
├┤ bottom land.
├│ 4. ┤(British.) a woman who makes up the beds at a
├┤ college or university dormitory.
╩│bedder, ╛╕noun.
╜│bedding, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤sheets, blankets, quilts, and sometimes
┬┤ bedspreads and other coverings.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All of the bedding fell to the floor during the┤
╔┤ ╢pillow fight.┤
├│ b. ┤mattresses, pillows, sleeping bags, bedrolls, and
├┤ sometimes springs.
├│ 2. ┤material for beds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Straw is used as bedding for cows and horses.┤
├│ 3. ┤a foundation; bottom layer.
├│ 4. ┤(Geology.) arrangement of rocks or other strata
├┤ in beds or layers; stratification.
├│ 5. ┤the planting of flowers in beds for decoration.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤suitable for being grown in decorative garden beds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bedding varieties of petunias.┤
╩│bedding, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│bedding plane,╕
┬┌┤ (Geology.) the surface between successive layers of
┬┤ a formation of stratified rocks; plane of
┬┤ stratification.
╩│bedding plane,╕
╜│bedding roll,╕ ╟│= bedroll.
╩│bedding roll,╕ ╟│= bedroll.
╜│bede, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Obsolete.) a prayer.
╩│bede, ╛╕noun.
╜│bedeck, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to deck out; adorn; decorate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The hero was bedecked with medals.┤
┴┤ (SYN) embellish, trim, garnish.
╩│bedeck, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│bedegar┐╕ or │bedeguar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ spongy excrescence or gall produced on rosebushes,
┬┤ especially on the sweetbrier, by various gallflies.
╩│bedegar┐╕ or │bedeguar, ╛╕noun.
╜│bedehouse, ╛╕noun. ╟│= beadhouse.
╩│bedehouse, ╛╕noun. ╟│= beadhouse.
╜│bedel┐╕ or │bedell, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a beadle.
╩│bedel┐╕ or │bedell, ╛╕noun.
╜│bederoll, ╛╕noun. ╟│= beadroll.
╩│bederoll, ╛╕noun. ╟│= beadroll.
╜│bedesman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕ ╟│= beadsman.
╩│bedesman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕ ╟│= beadsman.
╜│bedeswoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕ ╟│= beadswoman.
╩│bedeswoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕ ╟│= beadswoman.
╜│bedevil, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-iled,╕ │-iling╕ or
╞┌╕ (especially British) │-illed,╕ │-illing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to trouble greatly; drive frantic; torment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Biting flies bedeviled the horses.┤
┴┤ (SYN) worry, bother.
├│ 2. ┤to confuse completely; muddle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The accountant was bedeviled in a mass of┤
╔┤ ╢figures.┤
┴┤ (SYN) confound.
├│ 3. ┤to put under a spell; bewitch.
├│ 4. ┤to change so as to spoil or corrupt.
┼╕noun ╡bedeviller.┤
┼╕noun ╡bedevilment.┤
╩│bedevil, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-iled,╕ │-iling╕ or
╜│bedew, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to wet with dew or drops like dew.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Tears bedewed her cheeks.┤
╩│bedew, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│bedfast, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ confined to bed; bedridden.
╩│bedfast, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bedfellow, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a sharer of one's bed.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) an associate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Politics makes strange bedfellows.┤
╩│bedfellow, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bedford cord,
┬┌┤ a heavy cloth ribbed like corduroy, used especially
┬┤ for riding breeches.
╩│Bedford cord,
╜│bedgown, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a nightgown.
├│ 2. ┤(British Dialect.) a loose jacket worn by women
├┤ of the working class.
╩│bedgown, ╛╕noun.
╜│bedhead, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the upper end of a bed.
╩│bedhead, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bediasite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ tektite found in Texas.
╩│Bediasite, ╛╕noun.
╜│bedight, ╛╕verb, ╞│-dight,╕ │-dight╕ or │-dighted,╕
╞┌│ │-dighting,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.)
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to adorn; array.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤adorned; arrayed.
╩│bedight, ╛╕verb, ╞│-dight,╕ │-dight╕ or │-dighted,╕
╜│bedim, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-dimmed,╕ │-dimming.╕
┬┌┤ to make dim; darken; obscure.
┴┤ (SYN) becloud, overcast.
╩│bedim, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-dimmed,╕ │-dimming.╕
╜│Bedivere, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ ╡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).┤
╩│bedpost, ╛╕noun.
╜│bedrabble, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-bled,╕ │-bling.╕
┬┌┤ to make drabbled, or wet and dirty; bedraggle.
╩│bedrabble, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-bled,╕ │-bling.╕
╜│bedraggle, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-gled,╕ │-gling.╕
┬┌┤ to make limp and soiled by dragging through dirt or
┬┤ moisture.
┼╕noun ╡bedragglement.┤
╩│bedraggle, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-gled,╕ │-gling.╕
╜│bedraggled, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤wet and hanging limp.
╔┤ ╢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,)
╜│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.
╩│bee eater,╕
╜│beef, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │beeves╕ (for 2,) │beefs╕ (for 5,)
╛┌╕ ╛verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤meat from a steer, cow, or bull.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mother had some beef ground up for hamburgers.┤
├│ 2. ┤a steer, cow, or bull when full-grown and
├┤ fattened for food.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cattleman drove the beeves into the corral.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) strength; muscle; brawn.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The crew is lacking in beef.┤
┴┤ (SYN) muscularity.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) weight; heaviness.
├│ 5. ┤(Slang.) a complaint; grievance.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤(Slang.) to complain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They began to whine and beef about seeing┤
╔┤ ╢museums (New Yorker).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to fatten or slaughter (a steer) for food.
└╕expr. ╡beef up,┤ (Slang.)
├│ a. ┤to make greater; enlarge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The company plans to beef up benefits to retired┤
╔┤ ╢workers.┤
├│ b. ┤to increase the power of; strengthen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to beef up an engine.┤
┼╕adj. ╡beefless.┤
╩│beef, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │beeves╕ (for 2,) │beefs╕ (for 5,)
╜│beefalo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-loes╕ or │-los.╕
┬┌┤ (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.
╩│beetle─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb, ╞│-tled,╕ │-tling.╕
╜│beetle─╕ (3), ╛verb, ╞│-tled,╕ │-tling,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ ┤to project or overhang.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Great cliffs beetled above the narrow path.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤projecting or overhanging.
╩│beetle─╕ (3), ╛verb, ╞│-tled,╕ │-tling,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│beet leafhopper,╕
┬┌┤ a small, leaping insect that feeds on leaves of
┬┤ sugar beets and spreads a virus disease of sugar
┬┤ beets.
╩│beet leafhopper,╕
╜│beetle-browed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having projecting or overhanging eyebrows.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) scowling; sullen.
╩│beetle-browed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│beetlehead, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a stupid person; blockhead.
╩│beetlehead, ╛╕noun.
╜│beetle-headed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ stupid; blockheaded.
╩│beetle-headed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│beetleweed, ╛╕noun. ╟│= galax.
╩│beetleweed, ╛╕noun. ╟│= galax.
╜│beetling, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ sticking out; projecting; overhanging.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the beetling edge of a cliff, thick, beetling┤
╔┤ ╢eyebrows.┤
╩│beetling, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bee tree,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a hollow tree in which bees hive.
├│ 2. ┤the American linden or basswood, whose flowers
├┤ have much nectar and attract bees.
╩│bee tree,╕
╜│beetroot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) a beet, especially the red
┬┤ beet when used as a vegetable.
╩│beetroot, ╛╕noun.
╜│beet sugar,╕
┬┌┤ sugar made from the roots of sugar beets.
╩│beet sugar,╕
╜│beeve, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a singular of ╡beeves┤ (plural of ╡beef,┤ def. 2).
╩│beeve, ╛╕noun.
╜│beeves, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ plural of ╡beef┤ (def. 2).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Beeves are shipped from the ranch to the city.┤
╩│beeves, ╛╕noun.
╜│bee wolf,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the larva of the bee beetle.
├│ 2. ┤╡= bee killer ┤(def. 1).┤
╩│bee wolf,╕
╜│beezer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) a nose.
╩│beezer, ╛╕noun.
╜│bef.,╕
┬┌┤ before.
╩│bef.,╕
╜│B.E.F.,╕
┬┌┤ British Expeditionary Force or Forces.
╩│B.E.F.,╕
╜│befall, ╛╕verb, ╞│-fell,╕ │-fallen,╕ │-falling.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to happen to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Be careful that no harm befalls you.┤
┴┤ (SYN) betide.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to happen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. And so it befell that they often quarrelled and┤
╔┤ ╢wrangled (Charles Kingsley).┤
┴┤ (SYN) occur, chance.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) to fall or come (to) by right.
╩│befall, ╛╕verb, ╞│-fell,╕ │-fallen,╕ │-falling.╕
╜│befallen, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ the past participle of ╡befall.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. An accident must have befallen them.┤
╩│befallen, ╛╕verb.
╜│befeather, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to deck with feathers.
╩│befeather, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│befell, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ the past tense of ╡befall.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. Evil befell the knight upon his lonely trip.┤
╩│befell, ╛╕verb.
╜│befit, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-fitted,╕ │-fitting.╕
┬┌┤ to be suitable for; be proper for; suit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She wore a fancy dress to the picnic, which did┤
╔┤ ╢not befit the occasion at all.┤
┴┤ (SYN) fit, match.
╩│befit, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-fitted,╕ │-fitting.╕
╜│befitting, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ suitable; proper; seemly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A good thrashing is befitting punishment for a┤
╔┤ ╢bully.┤
┴┤ (SYN) appropriate, becoming.
┼╕adv. ╡befittingly.┤
╩│befitting, ╛╕adjective.
╜│beflag, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-flagged,╕ │-flagging.╕
┬┌┤ to set with flags.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Every public building will be beflagged (New┤
╔┤ ╢York Times).┤
╩│beflag, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-flagged,╕ │-flagging.╕
╜│befog, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-fogged,╕ │-fogging.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to surround with fog; make foggy.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to make obscure; confuse; bewilder.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The wine and wassail ... befogged his senses┤
╔┤ ╢(Washington Irving).┤
╩│befog, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-fogged,╕ │-fogging.╕
╜│befool, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to fool; deceive; dupe.
┴┤ (SYN) trick, hoodwink, hoax, delude.
├│ 2a. ┤to treat as a fool.
├│ b. ┤to call (someone) "fool."
╩│befool, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│before, ╛╕preposition, adverb, conjunction.
┬┌╕prep. ┤ │1. ┤earlier than.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Come before we close at five o'clock.┤
├│ 2. ┤in front of; ahead of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Do not splash in the puddles when you walk┤
╔┤ ╢before me.┤
├│ 3. ┤rather than; sooner than.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I will starve before giving in.┤
├│ 4. ┤in the presence or sight of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to perform before an audience.┤
├│ 5. ┤in front of in time; in the future.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A happy future lies before you.┤
├╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤earlier; sooner.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Come at five o'clock, not before.┤
├│ 2. ┤in front; ahead.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The scout went before to see if the trail was┤
╔┤ ╢safe.┤
├│ 3. ┤until now; in the past; previously.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I didn't know that before. You were never late┤
╔┤ ╢before.┤
├╕conj. ┤ │1. ┤previously to the time when.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I would like to talk to her before she goes.┤
├│ 2. ┤rather than; sooner than.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I will starve before I give in.┤
╩│before, ╛╕preposition, adverb, conjunction.
╜│before-and-after, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ showing, or designed to show, a marked contrast or
┬┤ change in appearance, especially to illustrate the
┬┤ beneficial effects of a product.
╔┤ ╢Ex. before-and-after photographs, before-and-after┤
╔┤ ╢ads.┤
╩│before-and-after, ╛╕adjective.
╜│beforehand, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ ahead of time; in advance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Get everything ready beforehand (adv.). Are you┤
╔┤ ╢not a little beforehand with this request for┤
╔┤ ╢payment? (adj.)┤
╩│beforehand, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│before-tax, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ gained or received before taxes, especially income
┬┤ taxes, are paid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. before-tax profits, before-tax income.┤
╩│before-tax, ╛╕adjective.
╜│beforetime, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) formerly; previously.
╩│beforetime, ╛╕adverb.
╜│befoul, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to make dirty; cover with filth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) By association with the gangsters┤
╔┤ ╢he befouled his own nest.┤
┴┤ (SYN) soil, pollute, defile, sully.
├│ 2. ┤to entangle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The rope was befouled by weeds and sticks.┤
┼╕noun ╡befoulment.┤
╩│befoul, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│befriend, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to act as a friend to; help.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The policeman befriended the lost boy.┤
┼╕noun ╡befriender.┤
┼╕noun ╡befriendment.┤
╩│befriend, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│befringe, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-fringed,╕ │-fringing.╕
┬┌┤ to adorn with or as if with a fringe.
╩│befringe, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-fringed,╕ │-fringing.╕
╜│befrogged, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ ornamented with frogs; frogged.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was marching through the streets of Antwerp,┤
╔┤ ╢wearing ... the sort of fantastically befrogged┤
╔┤ ╢uniform affected by Hussars and lion tamers (New┤
╔┤ ╢Yorker).┤
╩│befrogged, ╛╕adjective.
╜│befuddle, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-dled,╕ │-dling.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to stupefy; confuse; muddle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I was befuddled and lost my way in the confusion.┤
├│ 2. ┤to make stupid with alcoholic drink.
┼╕noun ╡befuddlement.┤
╩│befuddle, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-dled,╕ │-dling.╕
╜│befur, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-furred,╕ │-furring.╕
┬┌┤ to supply or deck out with a fur or furs.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We should plan to allocate $2000 a year to keep┤
╔┤ ╢being fashionably befurred (Atlantic).┤
╩│befur, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-furred,╕ │-furring.╕
╜│beg─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│begged,╕ │begging.╕
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to ask help or charity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The crippled old man lived by begging.┤
├│ 2. ┤to make entreaty; petition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The prisoner begged for mercy.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to ask for (food, money, clothes, lodging, or
├┤ help) as a charity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The tramp begged his meals.┤
├│ 2. ┤to ask as a favor; ask earnestly or humbly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He begged his mother to forgive him.┤
├│ 3. ┤to ask formally and courteously.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I beg your pardon.┤
└╕expr. ╡beg off,┤ ┤to make an excuse for not being able to
└┤ keep a promise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He had promised to come but he begged off┤
╔┤ ╢because of a headache.┤
└╕expr. ╡beg the question.┤ ┤See under ╡question.┤┤
└╕expr. ╡go begging,┤ ┤to find no one who will accept.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His proposals for needed reforms went begging.┤
╩│beg─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│begged,╕ │begging.╕
╜│beg─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╟│= bey.
╩│beg─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╟│= bey.
╜│begad, ╛╕interjection.
┬┌┤ a mild oath or emphatic expletive (now chiefly in
┬┤ humorous use).
╩│begad, ╛╕interjection.
╜│began, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ past tense of ╡begin.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. Snow began to fall early in the evening.┤
╩│began, ╛╕verb.
╜│begat, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) begot; a past tense of ╡beget.┤
╩│begat, ╛╕verb.
╜│begats, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) descendants.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a long, geometric progression of begats┤
╔┤ ╢(Time).┤
╩│begats, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│begem, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-gemmed,╕ │-gemming.╕
┬┌┤ to adorn with or as if with gems.
╩│begem, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-gemmed,╕ │-gemming.╕
╜│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,╕
╜│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.
╩│beginner's luck,╕
╜│beginning, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a start.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The new clerk has made a good beginning.┤
┴┤ (SYN) commencement, inception, onset, initiation.
├│ 2. ┤the time when anything begins.
╔┤ ╢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
╜│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. He begot a son.┤
╩│begot, ╛╕verb.
╜│begotten, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ a past participle of ╡beget.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has begotten two sons.┤
╩│begotten, ╛╕verb.
╜│begrime, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-grimed,╕ │-griming.╕
┬┌┤ to blacken or soil with soot, grease, or dirt; make
┬┤ dirty.
╩│begrime, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-grimed,╕ │-griming.╕
╜│begrimed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ made grimy; soiled and dirty.
╩│begrimed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│begrudge, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-grudged,╕ │-grudging.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to give or allow (something) unwillingly; grudge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most parents begrudge allowance spent┤
╔┤ ╢wastefully. She is so stingy that she begrudges her┤
╔┤ ╢dog a bone.┤
├│ 2. ┤to envy (someone) the possession of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The neighbors begrudge us our swimming pool.┤
├│ 3. ┤to grumble at; show dissatisfaction with.
┼╕adv. ╡begrudgingly.┤
╩│begrudge, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-grudged,╕ │-grudging.╕
╜│beguile, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-guiled,╕ │-guiling.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to trick or mislead (a person); deceive; cheat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His flattery beguiled me into thinking he was my┤
╔┤ ╢friend.┤
┴┤ (SYN) delude.
├│ 2. ┤to take away from deceitfully or cunningly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Let no man beguile you of your reward┤
╔┤ ╢(Colossians 2:18).┤
├│ 3. ┤to win the attention of; entertain; amuse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Theold sailor beguiled the boys with stories┤
╔┤ ╢about his life at sea.┤
┴┤ (SYN) divert.
├│ 4. ┤to while away (time) pleasantly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He read a book to beguile the hours on the long┤
╔┤ ╢airplane trip.┤
┼╕noun ╡beguilement.┤
┼╕noun ╡beguiler.┤
╩│beguile, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-guiled,╕ │-guiling.╕
╜│beguiling, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤deceiving.
├│ 2. ┤entertaining; amusing.
┼╕adv. ╡beguilingly.┤
╩│beguiling, ╛╕adjective.
╜│beguin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤flirtation.
├│ 2a. ┤an infatuation.
╔┤ ╢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).┤
╩│behind-the-scenes, ╛╕adjective,
╜│behold, ╛╕verb, ╞│-held,╕ │-holding,╕ ╛interjection.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to look at; see; observe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They got up early to behold the sunrise.┤
╔┤ ╢Watching the first man land on the moon we beheld a┤
╔┤ ╢sight never before seen by man.┤
├╕interj. ┤ ┤look; take notice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Behold! the king! The magician reached into his┤
╔┤ ╢hat, and behold! he pulled out a rabbit!┤
╩│behold, ╛╕verb, ╞│-held,╕ │-holding,╕ ╛interjection.
╜│beholden, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ under personal obligation for favors or services; in
┬┤ debt.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I am much beholden to you for your help.┤
╩│beholden, ╛╕adjective.
╜│beholder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an onlooker; spectator.
╩│beholder, ╛╕noun.
╜│beholding, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= beholden.
╩│beholding, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= beholden.
╜│behoof, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ advantage; benefit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The father toiled for his children's behoof.┤
╩│behoof, ╛╕noun.
╜│behoove, ╛╕verb, ╞│-hooved,╕ │-hooving.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to be necessary for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It behooves you to work hard if you want to keep┤
╔┤ ╢this job.┤
├│ 2. ┤to be proper for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It behooves a child to obey his parents.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to be incumbent, proper, or due.
╩│behoove, ╛╕verb, ╞│-hooved,╕ │-hooving.╕
╜│behooveful, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) useful; expedient; advantageous;
┬┤ necessary.
╩│behooveful, ╛╕adjective.
╜│behove, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-hoved,╕ │-hoving.╕
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) behoove.
╩│behove, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│behoveful, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Especially British, Archaic.) behooveful.
╩│behoveful, ╛╕adjective.
╜│beige, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤pale-brown; light brownish-gray.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a beige dress.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a pale brown.
├│ 2. ┤a lightweight woolen dress fabric (originally
├┤ beige in color).
╩│beige, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│beigel, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bagel.
╩│beigel, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bagel.
╜│beignet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) a fritter.
╩│beignet, ╛╕noun.
╜│bein, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Especially Scottish.)
├│ 1. ┤well-provided.
├│ 2. ┤well-to-do.
╩│bein, ╛╕adjective.
╜│be-in, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a gathering of people to socialize, especially in a
┬┤ public place.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The be-in in Central Park, New York, swelled to┤
╔┤ ╢about 10,000 before nightfall (London Times).┤
╩│be-in, ╛╕noun.
╜│being, ╛╕verb, noun, adjective.
┬┌╕verb ┤ ┤the present participle of ╡be.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dog is being fed.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person; living creature.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Men, women, and children are human beings. Some┤
╔┤ ╢modern weapons can destroy every being in a large┤
╔┤ ╢city.┤
┴┤ (SYN) individual, entity.
├│ 2. ┤life; existence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The world came into being long ago.┤
┴┤ (SYN) actuality.
├│ 3. ┤nature; constitution.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Artists throw their whole being into their work.┤
┴┤ (SYN) essence.
├│ 4. ┤(Philosophy.)
├│ a. ┤that which is actual and complete as both concept
├┤ and body in space or time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to worship God, as the Supreme Being.┤
├│ b. ┤that which exists as a logically flawless concept
├┤ within a given epistemology, such as beauty and
├┤ truth as Platonic archetypes.
├│ c. ┤a state or condition of fully realized
├┤ potentialities; end point of the process of becoming.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤existing; present.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All is well, for the time being.┤
┴┤ (SYN) existent, actual.
╩│being, ╛╕verb, noun, adjective.
╜│Beja, ╛╕noun sing. and pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a nomadic tribe of Hamitic people living in the
┬┤ region between the Nile and the Red Sea.
├│ 2. ┤a member of this tribe.
├│ 3. ┤the language of this tribe.
╩│Beja, ╛╕noun sing. and pl.
╜│bejabers, ╛╕interjection, noun.
┬┌┤ an oath, exclamation, or expression indicating
┬┤ annoyance, anger, surprise, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This time, bejabers, they have dealt me ten┤
╔┤ ╢winners (John Dickson Carr).┤
╩│bejabers, ╛╕interjection, noun.
╜│bejasus, ╛╕interjection, noun. ╟│= bejesus.
╩│bejasus, ╛╕interjection, noun. ╟│= bejesus.
╜│bejeaned, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ wearing jeans.
╩│bejeaned, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bejel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a disease similar to yaws, occurring chiefly in
┬┤ Syria and other countries of the eastern
┬┤ Mediterranean.
╩│bejel, ╛╕noun.
╜│bejesus, ╛╕interjection, noun. ╟│= bejabers.
╩│bejesus, ╛╕interjection, noun. ╟│= bejabers.
╜│bejewel, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-eled,╕ │-eling╕ or
╞┌╕ (especially British) │-elled,╕ │-elling.╕
┬┌┤ to adorn with or as if with jewels.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sky is bejeweled with stars.┤
╩│bejewel, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-eled,╕ │-eling╕ or
╜│beke, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French Creole.) a white settler.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Martinique still has its white aristocracy, the┤
╔┤ ╢bekes (London Times).┤
╩│beke, ╛╕noun.
╜│beknave, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-knaved,╕ │-knaving.╕
┬┌┤ to call a person a knave.
╩│beknave, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-knaved,╕ │-knaving.╕
╜│bel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (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.
╩│Belisha beacon,
╜│belittle, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tled,╕ │-tling.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to make seem little or unimportant; make less
┬┤ important; make little of; speak slightingly of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Jealous people belittled the explorer's great┤
╔┤ ╢discoveries.┤
┴┤ (SYN) depreciate; disparage.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) to cause to appear little; make small
├┤ by comparison; dwarf.
┼╕noun ╡belittlement.┤
┼╕noun ╡belittler.┤
┼╕adv. ╡belittlingly.┤
╩│belittle, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tled,╕ │-tling.╕
╜│belive, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.)
├│ 1. ┤quickly; eagerly.
├│ 2. ┤soon.
╩│belive, ╛╕adverb.
╜│Belizean, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ 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.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to swell out like a bell; flare.
├│ 2. ┤to make the sound of a bell; toll.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤shaped like a bell.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bell sleeves.┤
└╕expr. ╡bells,┤ ┤(Informal.) bell-bottom trousers.
╔┤ ╢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).┤
└╕expr. ╡with bells on,┤ ┤(U.S. Informal.) fully arrayed or
└┤ prepared; readily; eagerly.
╔┤ ╢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).┤
┴┤ (SYN) belligerent, combative, contentious,
┴┤ pugnacious, quarrelsome.
┼╕adv. ╡bellicosely.┤
╩│bellicose, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bellicosity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│bellwort, ╛╕noun.
╜│belly, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lies,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-lied,╕ │-lying.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the lower part of the human body, which contains
┬┤ the stomach and intestines; abdomen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The scout crept along the ground on his belly.┤
├│ 2. ┤the under part of an animal's body.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The tramp kicked the dog in the belly.┤
├│ 3. ┤the stomach.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Green apples give an awful ache in the belly.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) the appetite for food.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His belly ached for a good steak. A coward┤
╔┤ ╢doesn't have much of a belly for fighting.┤
├│ 5. ┤the bulging part of anything, or the hollow in it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the belly of a ship, the belly of a pot.┤
├│ 6. ┤a hollow in a surface, as the part of a sail
├┤ filled with wind.
├│ 7. ┤the thick portion of a muscle (as distinguished
├┤ from its tendinous portion).
├│ 8. ┤the upper or front, slightly bulging surface of
├┤ the sounding box on musical instruments of the
├┤ violin class.
├│ 9. ┤the front, inner, or lower surface of anything
├┤ (as distinguished from the top or back).
├│ 10. ┤(Archery.) the surface of a bow facing the
├┤ string.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to swell out; bulge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ship's sails bellied in the wind.┤
├│ 2. ┤to move on one's belly; crawl.
╔┤ ╢Ex. For the weary battalions of Marines bellying┤
╔┤ ╢through the chunks of rubble, progress was slow and┤
╔┤ ╢costly in lives (Time).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to cause to swell out.
╔┤ ╢Ex. But could see the fair west wind belly the┤
╔┤ ╢homeward sail (James Russell Lowell).┤
└╕expr. ╡belly in,┤ ┤to bellyland.
╔┤ ╢Ex. With a dead radio, wing flaps and wheels stuck┤
╔┤ ╢and the air-speed indicator out ... there was┤
╔┤ ╢nothing to do but belly in (Time).┤
└╕expr. ╡belly up to,┤ ┤(Especially U.S. Slang.) to move
└┤ straight toward (something); go directly to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They bellied up to a bar at the seaman's┤
╔┤ ╢Cultural Center, the social hub of the city (San┤
╔┤ ╢Francisco Chronicle).┤
╩│belly, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lies,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-lied,╕ │-lying.╕
╜│bellyache, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-ached,╕ │-aching.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a pain in the abdomen; stomachache.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a reason for complaining; grievance.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤(Figurative.) to complain or grumble, especially
├┤ persistently and about relatively unimportant things.
┼╕noun ╡bellyacher.┤
╩│bellyache, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-ached,╕ │-aching.╕
╜│bellyband, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a strap around an animal's body to keep a saddle,
┬┤ harness, or pack in place.
╩│bellyband, ╛╕noun.
╜│belly board,╕
┬┌┤ a small surfboard for riding the waves on one's
┬┤ belly.
╩│belly board,╕
╜│bellybutton, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) navel.
╩│bellybutton, ╛╕noun.
╜│belly dance,╕
┬┌┤ an Oriental dance that makes much use of abdominal
┬┤ movements; danse du ventre.
╩│belly dance,╕
╜│belly-dance, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-danced,╕ │-dancing.╕
┬┌┤ to perform a belly dance.
╩│belly-dance, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-danced,╕ │-dancing.╕
╜│belly dancer,╕
┬┌┤ a performer of belly dances.
╩│belly dancer,╕
╜│bellyflop, ╛╕verb, ╞│-flopped,╕ │-flopping,╕ ╛noun,
╛┌╕ adverb.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) bellywhop.
╩│bellyflop, ╛╕verb, ╞│-flopped,╕ │-flopping,╕ ╛noun,
╜│bellyflopper, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bellywhopper.
╩│bellyflopper, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bellywhopper.
╜│bellyful, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fuls.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤as much as fills the stomach or satisfies the
├┤ appetite.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) an excessive quantity, especially
├┤ of something unpleasant.
╩│bellyful, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fuls.╕
╜│bellyhold, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the hold for cargo beneath the passenger cabin in
┬┤ the fuselage of an aircraft.
╩│bellyhold, ╛╕noun.
╜│bellyland, ╛╕intransitive verb, transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to land an airplane with landing gear retracted,
┬┤ sliding on the bottom of the fuselage.
╩│bellyland, ╛╕intransitive verb, transitive verb.
╜│belly laugh┐╕ or │laughter,╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a hearty, unrestrained fit of laughter.
╩│belly laugh┐╕ or │laughter,╕
╜│belly tank,╕
┬┌┤ a detachable, auxiliary fuel tank, carried usually
┬┤ beneath the fuselage of an aircraft.
╩│belly tank,╕
╜│bellywhop, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-whopped,╕
╞┌│ │-whopping,╕ ╛noun, adverb.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.)
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to ride on a sled in a prone position with the
├┤ stomach downward.
├│ 2. ┤to strike the water with the chest, or with the
├┤ chest and abdomen, in diving.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a ride or dive taken in this manner.
├╕adv. ┤ ┤by bellywhopping; on the belly; in a prone position.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to dive bellywhop.┤
┼╕v., n., adv. ╡bellywhopper.┤
╩│bellywhop, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-whopped,╕
╜│belomancy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ divination by means of arrows.
╩│belomancy, ╛╕noun.
╜│belong, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to have one's or its proper place.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That book belongs on the top shelf.┤
├│ 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.
╩│bema, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mata.╕
╜│bemaul, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to maul severely.
╩│bemaul, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│bemaze, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-mazed,╕ │-mazing.╕
┬┌┤ to daze; bewilder.
╩│bemaze, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-mazed,╕ │-mazing.╕
╜│Bembo, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a printing type of the old style, based on those
┬┤ designed by the Italian printer Francesco Griffo in
┬┤ the late 1400's.
╩│Bembo, ╛╕noun.
╜│bemean, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to make mean or base; lower in dignity; abase.
╩│bemean, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│bemedaled, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ covered with medals; wearing many medals.
╩│bemedaled, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bemire, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-mired,╕ │-miring.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to make dirty with mud.
├│ 2. ┤to sink or stick in mud.
╩│bemire, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-mired,╕ │-miring.╕
╜│bemist, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to cover or surround with mist; befog; obscure.
╩│bemist, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│bemoan, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to moan about or weep for; bewail.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to mourn; lament; grieve.
╩│bemoan, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│bemock, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to mock; mock at.
╩│bemock, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│bemoil, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ (British Dialect.) to befoul with mud or dirt.
╩│bemoil, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│bemuddle, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-dled,╕ │-dling.╕
┬┌┤ to muddle completely.
╩│bemuddle, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-dled,╕ │-dling.╕
╜│bemuse, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-mused,╕ │-musing.╕
┬┌┤ to make utterly confused; bewilder; stupefy.
┼╕noun ╡bemusement.┤
╩│bemuse, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-mused,╕ │-musing.╕
╜│bemused, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤confused; bewildered; stupefied.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The old man was bemused by the rush and hustle┤
╔┤ ╢of modern life.┤
├│ 2. ┤absorbed in thought or daydreaming.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The shepherd sat bemused in the summer sun.┤
┼╕adv. ╡bemusedly.┤
╩│bemused, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ben─╕ (1), ╛adverb, preposition, adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish and Dialect.)
├╕adv. ┤ ┤within.
├╕prep. ┤ ┤in or into the inner part of (a house).
├╕adj. ┤ ┤inner; interior.
├╕noun ┤ ┤the inner room of a cottage, especially the inner
├┤ one of two rooms (the outer being the ╖but┤).
╩│ben─╕ (1), ╛adverb, preposition, adjective, noun.
╜│ben─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 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
╜│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.
╩│bench table,╕
╜│bench-terrace, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-raced,╕ │-racing.╕
┬┌┤ to terrace (a steep slope) so as to arrest erosion.
╩│bench-terrace, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-raced,╕ │-racing.╕
╜│bench warmer,╕
┬┌┤ (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).┤
└╕expr. ╡the bends,┤ ┤(U.S. Informal.) ╡= caisson disease.┤
┼╕adj. ╡bendable.┤
╩│bend─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│bent╕ or (Archaic) │bended,╕
╜│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.
╩│benefactor, ╛╕noun.
╜│benefactress, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a woman benefactor.
╩│benefactress, ╛╕noun.
╜│benefactrix, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │benefactrixes,╕
╞┌│ │benefactrices.╕
┬┌┤ a woman benefactor; benefactress.
╩│benefactrix, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │benefactrixes,╕
╜│benefic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ kindly; beneficent; benign.
╩│benefic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│benefice, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-ficed,╕ │-ficing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a permanent office or position in the church,
┬┤ consisting of a sacred duty and the income that goes
┬┤ with it; a living.
├│ b. ┤the income or endowment.
├│ 2. ┤land granted in feudal tenure; fief.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to invest with a benefice.
╩│benefice, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-ficed,╕ │-ficing.╕
╜│beneficence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the practice of doing good; kindness.
├│ 2. ┤a kindly act; gift.
╩│beneficence, ╛╕noun.
╜│beneficent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤doing good; kind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a beneficent person, beneficent acts.┤
┴┤ (SYN) benign, benevolent.
├│ 2. ┤having good results; giving benefits.
┼╕adv. ╡beneficently.┤
╩│beneficent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│beneficial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤producing good; favorable; helpful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sunshine is beneficial to plants.┤
┴┤ (SYN) advantageous, serviceable, profitable.
├│ 2. ┤(Law.) having or conferring the right to the use
├┤ or benefit, as of property.
┼╕adv. ╡beneficially.┤
┼╕noun ╡beneficialness.┤
╩│beneficial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│beneficiary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-aries,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤any person or thing that receives benefit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All the children of the neighborhood are┤
╔┤ ╢beneficiaries of the new playground.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Law.)
├│ a. ┤a person who receives (or is named to receive)
├┤ money or property from an insurance policy, a will,
├┤ or the like.
├│ b. ┤a person for whose benefit a trust exists.
├│ 3. ┤a person possessed of a benefice or church living.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having to do with the holding of land by feudal
├┤ tenure; feudatory.
├│ 2. ┤having to do with the holding of an
├┤ ecclesiastical benefice.
╩│beneficiary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-aries,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│beneficiate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
┬┌┤ to remove impurities from (an ore) and prepare for
┬┤ smelting or other processes; refine.
┼╕noun ╡beneficiation.┤
╩│beneficiate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
╜│benefit, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-fited,╕ │-fiting.╕
┬┌╕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.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤named.
╩│benempt, ╛╕verb, adjective.
╜│benet, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-netted,╕ │-netting.╕
┬┌┤ to enclose in or as if in a net; ensnare.
╩│benet, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-netted,╕ │-netting.╕
╜│benevale,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) farewell.
╩│benevale,
╜│benevolence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤desire to promote the happiness of others; good
┬┤ will; kindly feeling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The judge's benevolence was the wonder and┤
╔┤ ╢relief of many a frightened offender.┤
┴┤ (SYN) kindness, generosity.
├│ 2. ┤an act of kindness; something good that is done;
├┤ generous gift.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The wealthy merchant gave a large benevolence to┤
╔┤ ╢the local hospital.┤
├│ 3. ┤(formerly) a forced loan to an English king. It
├┤ is now illegal.
╩│benevolence, ╛╕noun.
╜│benevolent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the desire to promote the happiness of
┬┤ others; intended to do good; kindly; charitable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Giving money to help the Red Cross is a┤
╔┤ ╢benevolent act.┤
┴┤ (SYN) generous, bountiful, philanthropic.
┼╕adv. ╡benevolently.┤
╩│benevolent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Beng.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Bengal.
├│ 2. ┤Bengali.
╩│Beng.,╕
╜│Bengal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or from Bengal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a Bengal tiger.┤
╩│Bengal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Bengalese, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lese,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Bengal.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of Bengal, its people, or their language.
╩│Bengalese, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lese,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│Bengal fire,╕ ╟│= Bengal light.
╩│Bengal fire,╕ ╟│= Bengal light.
╜│Bengali, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-lis╕ (for 1, no pl.
╞┌╕ for 2.)
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of Bengal, its people, or their language.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a native of Bengal.
├│ 2. ┤the Indic language of Bengal, a modern
├┤ Indo-European language.
╩│Bengali, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-lis╕ (for 1, no pl.
╜│bengaline, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a corded cloth of silk, rayon, or cotton mixed with
┬┤ worsted, similar to poplin.
╩│bengaline, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bengal light,╕
┬┌┤ a kind of firework producing a steady, vivid,
┬┤ blue-colored light, used in theatricals and for
┬┤ signals; Bengal fire.
╩│Bengal light,╕
╜│benight, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to involve in intellectual or moral darkness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Aristotelian astronomy benighted science┤
╔┤ ╢almost completely for 1,800 years (Scientific┤
╔┤ ╢American).┤
├│ 2. ┤to overtake by the darkness of night.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The tourists were benighted in a forest (Thomas┤
╔┤ ╢De Quincey).┤
┼╕noun ╡benightment.┤
╩│benight, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│benighted, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤not knowing right from wrong; ignorant;
┬┤ unenlightened.
├│ 2. ┤overtaken by darkness.
┼╕adv. ╡benightedly.┤
┼╕noun ╡benightedness.┤
╩│benighted, ╛╕adjective.
╜│benign, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having a kind disposition; gracious.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The benign old lady had a warm smile.┤
┴┤ (SYN) benevolent.
├│ 2. ┤showing or indicating kindly feeling; gentle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a benign countenance.┤
├│ 3. ┤not dangerous to health; not malignant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A benign swelling or tumor can usually be cured.┤
├│ 4a. ┤mild.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hawaii has a benign climate.┤
┴┤ (SYN) salutary.
├│ b. ┤favorable; propitious.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the benign influence of the planets.┤
┼╕adv. ╡benignly.┤
╩│benign, ╛╕adjective.
╜│benignancy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ benignant quality or manner.
╩│benignancy, ╛╕noun.
╜│benignant, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having or showing a kindly feeling toward others;
┬┤ benevolent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The benignant king tried to gain the good will┤
╔┤ ╢of his subjects.┤
┴┤ (SYN) gracious.
├│ 2. ┤having a good effect; beneficial.
┴┤ (SYN) favorable.
├│ 3. ┤(of tumors and other growths) benign; not
├┤ malignant.
┼╕adv. ╡benignantly.┤
╩│benignant, ╛╕adjective.
╜│benignity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤kindly feeling; kindliness; graciousness.
├│ 2. ┤a kind act; favor.
╩│benignity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│benison, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a blessing; benediction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Under the benison of frequent rain ... hedgerows┤
╔┤ ╢spring as sportively as ever they did a century ago┤
╔┤ ╢(New York Times).┤
╩│benison, ╛╕noun.
╜│benjamin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the resin benzoin.
├│ 2. ┤╡= benjamin tree.┤
╩│benjamin, ╛╕noun.
╜│Benjamin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the youngest and, next to Joseph, favorite son of
┬┤ Jacob (in the Bible, Genesis 42:4 and 44:20).
├│ 2. ┤one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) any youngest and dearly loved child.
├│ 4. ┤(U.S.) ╡= benjamin tree.┤
╩│Benjamin, ╛╕noun.
╜│benjamin bush,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) ╡= spicebush.┤
╩│benjamin bush,╕
╜│benjamin tree,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the tree from which benzoin is obtained, a native
┬┤ of Sumatra, Borneo, etc.
├│ 2. ┤a North American shrub which has an aromatic,
├┤ stimulant, tonic bark, and berries yielding an oil
├┤ of similar properties; the spicebush.
╩│benjamin tree,╕
╜│benmost, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) innermost.
╩│benmost, ╛╕adjective.
╜│benne, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the plant sesame. Its seeds are used in cooking and
┬┤ yield an oil used in soap manufacture and cooking.
╩│benne, ╛╕noun.
╜│bennet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any plant of the species of avens.
├│ 2. ┤╡= herb bennet.┤
╩│bennet, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bennington, ╛╕noun, ┐or │Bennington ware,╕
┬┌┤ an American earthenware with a lustrous brown glaze
┬┤ applied in mottled or streaked patterns, made in
┬┤ Bennington, Vermont.
╩│Bennington, ╛╕noun, ┐or │Bennington ware,╕
╜│Bennism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) the policy of extending state ownership
┬┤ and intervention in private industry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Desperate problems beset Labour ... the problem┤
╔┤ ╢of Bennism, petrified industry (Manchester Guardian┤
╔┤ ╢Weekly).┤
╩│Bennism, ╛╕noun.
╜│benny, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(U.S. Slang.) a Benzedrine pill (amphetamine
┬┤ sulfate).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Traffic authorities ... agree that this [traffic┤
╔┤ ╢death] is a likely result when drivers dose┤
╔┤ ╢themselves with bennies to stay awake (Time).┤
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. Slang.) a derby hat.
├│ 3. ┤(Slang.) a particular type of overcoat.
╩│benny, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
╜│beno, ╛╕noun. (in the Philippines) ╟│= aguardiente.
╩│beno, ╛╕noun. (in the Philippines) ╟│= aguardiente.
╜│bent─╕ (1), ╛verb, adjective, noun.
┬┌╕verb ┤ ┤a past tense and a past participle of ╡bend┤ (1).
╔┤ ╢Ex. He bent the wire.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤not straight; crooked; curved.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The farmer's back was bent from years of toil.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) strongly inclined; determined.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is bent on being a doctor.┤
┴┤ (SYN) resolute, resolved, set.
├│ 3. ┤on one's way; bound.
╔┤ ╢Ex. homeward bent.┤
├│ 4. ┤(British Slang.)
├│ a. ┤dishonest; crooked.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bent policeman.┤
├│ b. ┤not normal; perverted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bent mind.┤
├╕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.
├│ 2. ┤the hero of this poem.
╩│Beowulf, ╛╕noun.
╜│bepaint, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to paint over.
├│ 2. ┤to bedaub with paint.
├│ 3. ┤to color as if with paint.
╩│bepaint, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│beplumed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ covered or decorated with plumes.
╩│beplumed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bepowder, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to powder over.
╩│bepowder, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│bepraise, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-praised,╕ │-praising.╕
┬┌┤ to praise greatly; praise too much.
╩│bepraise, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-praised,╕ │-praising.╕
╜│bepuff, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to puff, blow out, or swell.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bepuffed and distorted appearance.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to praise extravagantly.
╩│bepuff, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│bepuzzle, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-zled,╕ │-zling.╕
┬┌┤ to puzzle greatly; perplex.
┼╕noun ╡bepuzzlement.┤
╩│bepuzzle, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-zled,╕ │-zling.╕
╜│bequeath, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤to give or leave by means of a will when one
┬┤ dies.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The farmer bequeathed his farm to his son.┤
┴┤ (SYN) devise.
├│ b. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. One age bequeaths its knowledge to the next.┤
┴┤ (SYN) transmit.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) to commit; commend; entrust.
┼╕adj. ╡bequeathable.┤
┼╕noun ╡bequeather.┤
┼╕noun ╡bequeathment.┤
╩│bequeath, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│bequeathal, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the act of bequeathing; bequest.
╩│bequeathal, ╛╕noun.
╜│bequest, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤something bequeathed; a legacy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When the invalid died, he left a bequest of ten┤
╔┤ ╢thousand dollars to the hospital he had stayed in.┤
├│ 2. ┤the act of bequeathing.
╩│bequest, ╛╕noun.
╜│berat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Turkish.) official rights or privileges issued by a
┬┤ ruler to a person.
╩│berat, ╛╕noun.
╜│berate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-rated,╕ │-rating.╕
┬┌┤ to scold sharply; upbraid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The neighbor berated the boys for teasing her┤
╔┤ ╢cat.┤
┴┤ (SYN) chide, reprimand.
╩│berate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-rated,╕ │-rating.╕
╜│Berber, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕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,╕
╜│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.
╩│berg wind,╕
╜│berhyme, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-rhymed,╕ │-rhyming.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to make rhymes about.
├│ 2. ┤to mention in rhyme.
├│ 3. ┤to lampoon. Also, ╡berime.┤
╩│berhyme, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-rhymed,╕ │-rhyming.╕
╜│beribboned, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ decorated with many ribbons or medals.
╔┤ ╢Ex. beribboned and bejeweled guests.┤
╩│beribboned, ╛╕adjective.
╜│beriberi, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│beriberi, ╛╕noun.
╜│beriberic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤suffering from beriberi.
├│ 2. ┤having to do with or like beriberi.
╩│beriberic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│berime, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-rimed,╕ │-riming.╕
╟┌│ ╟│= berhyme.
╩│berime, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-rimed,╕ │-riming.╕
╜│beringed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ wearing rings.
╩│beringed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Bering Standard Time,
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│berried, ╛╕adjective.
╜│berry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-ried,╕ │-rying.╕
┬┌╕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).┤
┼╕adj. ╡berrylike.┤
╩│berry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-ried,╕ │-rying.╕
╜│bersagliere, ╛╕noun, ╞pl., │-glieri.╕
┬┌┤ 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,╕
╜│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.┤
┴┤ (SYN) save.
╩│besides, ╛╕adverb, preposition.
╜│besiege, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-sieged,╕ │-sieging.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to try for a long time to take (a place) by armed
┬┤ force; surround and try to capture.
╔┤ ╢Ex. For ten years the Greeks besieged the city of┤
╔┤ ╢Troy.┤
┴┤ (SYN) beleaguer, invest.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to crowd around.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hundreds of admirers besieged the famous┤
╔┤ ╢astronaut.┤
┴┤ (SYN) surround.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to overwhelm with requests or
├┤ questions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. During the flood the Red Cross was besieged with┤
╔┤ ╢calls for help.┤
┴┤ (SYN) assail, beset.
┼╕noun ╡besiegement.┤
┼╕noun ╡besieger.┤
┼╕adv. ╡besiegingly.┤
╩│besiege, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-sieged,╕ │-sieging.╕
╜│B. es L.,╕
┬┌┤ (French.) Bachelier es Lettres (Bachelor of Letters).
╩│B. es L.,╕
╜│beslobber, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to slobber over.
╩│beslobber, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│beslubber, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to bedabble; bedaub; besmear.
╩│beslubber, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│besmear, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to smear over; bedaub.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to sully; defile.
╩│besmear, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│besmirch, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to make dirty; soil.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to sully; dim the luster of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His dishonesty has besmirched his family's good┤
╔┤ ╢name.┤
┼╕noun ╡besmircher.┤
╩│besmirch, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│besmoke, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-smoked,╕ │-smoking.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to fill with smoke; make smoky.
├│ 2. ┤to blacken with smoke.
╩│besmoke, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-smoked,╕ │-smoking.╕
╜│besom─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a broom made of twigs.
├│ b. ┤(Dialect.) any broom.
├│ 2. ┤a plant used for a besom, such as the common
├┤ broom (the shrub) of Europe.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to sweep, as with a broom.
╩│besom─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│besom─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) a low, worthless woman.
╩│besom─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│besot, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│besotted╕ or │besot,╕
╞┌│ │besotting.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to make foolish.
├│ 2. ┤to stupefy.
├│ 3. ┤to intoxicate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) Robbins is besot by rhythm, visual┤
╔┤ ╢and bodily rhythms as well as auditory (Agnes De┤
╔┤ ╢Mille).┤
╩│besot, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│besotted╕ or │besot,╕
╜│besotted, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤foolish; infatuated.
├│ 2. ┤stupefied.
├│ 3. ┤intoxicated.
┼╕adv. ╡besottedly.┤
┼╕noun ╡besottedness.┤
╩│besotted, ╛╕adjective.
╜│besought, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ a past tense and a past participle of ╡beseech.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. She besought the doctor to stop the pain.┤
╩│besought, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│bespake, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) bespoke; a past tense of ╡bespeak.┤
╩│bespake, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│bespangle, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-gled,╕ │-gling.╕
┬┌┤ to adorn with spangles or anything like them.
╩│bespangle, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-gled,╕ │-gling.╕
╜│bespatter, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to spatter all over.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Plaques inlaid with gold and bespattered with┤
╔┤ ╢rubies (Observer).┤
├│ 2. ┤to soil by spattering.
├│ 3. ┤to slander.
┼╕noun ╡bespatterer.┤
╩│bespatter, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│bespeak, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-spoke╕ or (Archaic)
╞┌│ │-spake,╕ │-spoken╕ or │-spoke,╕ │-speaking.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to ask for in advance; order; reserve.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We have already bespoken two tickets for the new┤
╔┤ ╢play.┤
├│ 2a. ┤to be a sign of; show; indicate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The neat appearance of her room bespeaks care.┤
├│ b. ┤to show in advance; point toward (some future
├┤ event).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Circumstances that bespeak war and danger┤
╔┤ ╢(Nathaniel Hawthorne).┤
┴┤ (SYN) forebode, presage.
├│ 3. ┤(Archaic.) to speak to; address.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My gentle lord, bespeak these nobles fair┤
╔┤ ╢(Christopher Marlowe).┤
╩│bespeak, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-spoke╕ or (Archaic)
╜│bespeckle, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-led,╕ │-ling.╕
┬┌┤ to mark with speckles.
╩│bespeckle, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-led,╕ │-ling.╕
╜│bespectacled, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ wearing glasses.
╩│bespectacled, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bespell, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-spelled,╕ │-spelling.╕
┬┌┤ to cast a spell on; bewitch.
╩│bespell, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-spelled,╕ │-spelling.╕
╜│bespoke, ╛╕verb, adjective, noun.
┬┌╕verb ┤ ┤a past tense and a past participle of ╡bespeak.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. We bespoke our tickets early.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤(British.) made to order.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bespoke overcoat.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤(British.) a bespoke article of clothing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a collection of bargain bespokes (Punch).┤
╩│bespoke, ╛╕verb, adjective, noun.
╜│bespoken, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ a past participle of ╡bespeak.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. Several rooms in the hotel have been bespoken┤
╔┤ ╢for the President.┤
╩│bespoken, ╛╕verb.
╜│bespread, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-spread,╕ │-spreading.╕
┬┌┤ to spread thickly over.
╩│bespread, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-spread,╕ │-spreading.╕
╜│besprent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) sprinkled all over; besprinkled.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What gentle ghost, besprent with April dew Hails┤
╔┤ ╢me so solemnly? (Ben Jonson).┤
╩│besprent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│besprinkle, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-kled,╕ │-kling.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to sprinkle all over with something.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The walls were besprinkled with holy water┤
╔┤ ╢(Edward Gibbon).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... sloping banks besprinkled with pleasant┤
╔┤ ╢villas (Charles Dickens).┤
╩│besprinkle, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-kled,╕ │-kling.╕
╜│B. es S.,╕
┬┌┤ (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.
╩│Bessemer converter,╕
╜│bessemerize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ to treat by the Bessemer process.
╩│bessemerize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│Bessemer process,╕
┬┌┤ a method of making steel by forcing a blast of air
┬┤ through molten iron in order to burn out carbon and
┬┤ other impurities.
╩│Bessemer process,╕
╜│Bessemer steel,╕
┬┌┤ steel made by the Bessemer process.
╩│Bessemer steel,╕
╜│best, ╛╕adjective, ╞superlative of │good,╕ ╛adverb,
╛┌╕ noun, verb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤most good, excellent, or useful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the best way to do anything. Her work is good;┤
╔┤ ╢my work is better; but his is best. He is the best┤
╔┤ ╢student in the class.┤
├│ 2. ┤largest.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Teachers spend the best part of the day at┤
╔┤ ╢school.┤
┴┤ (SYN) greatest, most.
├│ 3. ┤chief.
╔┤ ╢Ex. our best hope. It is the best of all trades to┤
╔┤ ╢make songs And the second best to sing them (Hilaire┤
╔┤ ╢Belloc).┤
├╕adv. ┤ superlative of┤ ╡well┤ (1).┤ │1. ┤in the most excellent
├┤ way; most thoroughly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Who reads best?┤
├│ 2. ┤in or to the highest degree.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I like this book best. He said it that knew it┤
╔┤ ╢best (Francis Bacon).┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the person or thing that is best.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most parents want the best for their children.┤
╔┤ ╢He is the best in the class. To seek out the best┤
╔┤ ╢through the whole Union (Thomas Jefferson).┤
├│ 2. ┤the most that is possible; utmost.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I did my best to finish the work on time.┤
├│ 3. ┤best clothes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. dressed in their Sunday best.┤
├│ 4. ┤the greatest part.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the best of three games.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(Informal.) to outdo; defeat; outwit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The wrestler was quickly bested by the stronger┤
╔┤ ╢man.┤
└╕expr. ╡┤(╡all┤) ╡for the best,┤ ┤not so bad as it seems.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I hope all's for the best (Shakespeare).┤
└╕expr. ╡as best one can,┤ ┤to the best of one's ability.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Places east of that Eden must look out for┤
╔┤ ╢themselves as best they can (Manchester Guardian┤
╔┤ ╢Weekly).┤
└╕expr. ╡at best,┤ ┤under the most favorable circumstances.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Summer is at best very short.┤
└╕expr. ╡at one's best,┤
├│ a. ┤in one's best health or spirits.
╔┤ ╢Ex. At his best he's still a rather dull fellow.┤
├│ b. ┤at the peak of one's ability, strength, etc..
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most athletes are at their best during their┤
╔┤ ╢early manhood.┤
└╕expr. ╡get the best of,┤ ┤to defeat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The lawyer easily got the best of his opponent┤
╔┤ ╢in the debate.┤
└╕expr. ╡had best,┤ ┤will be wise to; should; ought to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You had best leave before the storm breaks.┤
└╕expr. ╡have the best of,┤ ┤to have or win the advantage in.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The lawyer certainly had the best of the┤
╔┤ ╢argument.┤
└╕expr. ╡make the best of,┤ ┤to do as well as possible with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Try to make the best of a bad job.┤
└╕expr. ╡one's level best,┤ ┤(Informal.) as well as one can do;
└┤ one's very best.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has done his level best to improve things┤
╔┤ ╢(Harper's).┤
└╕expr. ╡to the best of,┤ ┤with as much as possible of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She ... will always serve you ... to the best of┤
╔┤ ╢her ability (Charlotte Bronte).┤
└╕expr. ╡with the best,┤ ┤as well as anyone.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He can play tennis with the best.┤
╩│best, ╛╕adjective, ╞superlative of │good,╕ ╛adverb,
╜│bestain, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to mark with stains.
╩│bestain, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│bestar, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-starred,╕ │-starring.╕
┬┌┤ to adorn with or as if with stars.
╩│bestar, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-starred,╕ │-starring.╕
╜│best-ball match,
┬┌┤ a golf match between two pairs, with a ball to each
┬┤ of the four players. At every hole the lowest score
┬┤ in each pair counts to decide the match.
╩│best-ball match,
╜│best bower,╕
┬┌┤ the joker in certain card games.
╩│best bower,╕
╜│best boy,╕
┬┌┤ the assistant of the lighting supervisor on a
┬┤ motion-picture or television set; gaffer's assistant.
╩│best boy,╕
╜│bestead─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb, ╞│-steaded,╕ │-steaded╕
╞┌╕ or │-stead,╕ │-steading.╕
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) to be of help to; assist.
┴┤ (SYN) serve, avail.
╩│bestead─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb, ╞│-steaded,╕ │-steaded╕
╜│bestead─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤placed; situated; circumstanced.
├│ 2. ┤beset (by dangers, fears, or hazards).
╩│bestead─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
╜│bester, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a hybrid sturgeon developed in the former Soviet
┬┤ Union for its ability to spawn in its home grounds
┬┤ instead of migrating upstream.
╩│bester, ╛╕noun.
╜│best girl,╕
┬┌┤ a favorite girl friend.
╩│best girl,╕
╜│bestial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤like a beast; beastly; brutish.
┴┤ (SYN) base, brutal, depraved, vile.
├│ b. ┤sensual; obscene.
┴┤ (SYN) gross, coarse, carnal.
├│ 2. ┤of beasts.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the bestial signs of the zodiac.┤
┼╕adv. ╡bestially.┤
╩│bestial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bestiality, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤bestial conduct or character.
┴┤ (SYN) brutality, irrationality, loathsomeness,
┴┤ depravity.
├│ 2. ┤unrestricted indulgence; lust; sensuality.
├│ 3. ┤a bestial act or practice.
╩│bestiality, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│bestialize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ to make bestial; brutalize; debase.
┼╕noun ╡bestialization.┤
╩│bestialize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│bestiarist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the author of a bestiary.
╩│bestiarist, ╛╕noun.
╜│bestiary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-aries.╕
┬┌┤ a treatise on beasts or animals, such as those
┬┤ written in the Middle Ages, with allegorical and
┬┤ moralistic stories about animals.
╩│bestiary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-aries.╕
╜│besticulture, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the industries based upon exploitation of native
┬┤ animal life; hunting, trapping, and fishing,
┬┤ collectively.
╩│besticulture, ╛╕noun.
╜│best-in-show, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the animal that wins the highest prize in a dog
┬┤ show, cat show, or other animal competition.
╩│best-in-show, ╛╕noun.
╜│bestir, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-stirred,╕ │-stirring.╕
┬┌┤ to rouse to action; stir up; exert.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cat was napping in the sun, hardly able to┤
╔┤ ╢bestir itself for its dinner.┤
┴┤ (SYN) arouse, activate.
╩│bestir, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-stirred,╕ │-stirring.╕
╜│best man,╕
┬┌┤ the chief attendant of the bridegroom at a wedding.
╩│best man,╕
╜│bestness, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being best.
╩│bestness, ╛╕noun.
╜│bestow, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to give (something) as a gift; give.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Education bestows many benefits. The President┤
╔┤ ╢bestowed a medal on the hero.┤
┴┤ (SYN) present, confer.
├│ 2. ┤to make use of; apply.
├│ 3. ┤to give in marriage.
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.) to put safely; store.
├│ 5. ┤(Archaic.) to find quarters for; lodge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sir, can you tell, where he bestows himself┤
╔┤ ╢(Shakespeare).┤
┼╕adj. ╡bestowable.┤
┼╕noun ╡bestower.┤
┼╕noun ╡bestowment.┤
╩│bestow, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│bestowal, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the act of bestowing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the bestowal of his daughter in marriage.┤
╩│bestowal, ╛╕noun.
╜│bestraddle, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-dled,╕ │-dling.╕
┬┌┤ to bestride; straddle.
╩│bestraddle, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-dled,╕ │-dling.╕
╜│bestreak, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to mark with streaks.
╩│bestreak, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│bestrew, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-strewed,╕ │-strewed╕ or
╞┌│ │-strewn,╕ │-strewing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to strew (a surface) with things; scatter;
┬┤ sprinkle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Little children bestrewed the path with flowers.┤
├│ 2. ┤to strew or scatter (things) about.
├│ 3. ┤to lie scattered over (a surface).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Papers bestrewed the park.┤
╩│bestrew, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-strewed,╕ │-strewed╕ or
╜│bestrewn, ╛╕adjective, verb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤scattered about.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a daisy-bestrewn lawn.┤
├╕verb ┤ ┤bestrewed; a past participle of ╡bestrew.┤
╩│bestrewn, ╛╕adjective, verb.
╜│bestrid, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ a past tense and a past participle of ╡bestride.┤
╩│bestrid, ╛╕verb.
╜│bestridden, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ a past participle of ╡bestride:┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. The knight has bestridden the horse.┤
╩│bestridden, ╛╕verb.
╜│bestride, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-strode╕ or │-strid,╕
╞┌│ │-stridden╕ or │-strid,╕ │-striding.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to get on, sit on, or stand over (something) with
┬┤ one leg on each side; straddle. You can bestride a
┬┤ horse, a chair, or a fence.
├│ 2. ┤to stand over (something) with one leg on each
├┤ side; straddle over.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) Why man, he doth bestride the┤
╔┤ ╢narrow world Like a Colossus (Shakespeare).┤
┴┤ (SYN) bestraddle.
├│ 3. ┤to stride across; step over.
╩│bestride, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-strode╕ or │-strid,╕
╜│bestrode, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ a past tense of ╡bestride:┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. The knight bestrode his horse.┤
╩│bestrode, ╛╕verb.
╜│bestrow, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-strowed,╕ │-strowed╕ or
╞┌│ │-strewn,╕ │-strowing.╕
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) to bestrew.
╩│bestrow, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-strowed,╕ │-strowed╕ or
╜│best seller,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤anything, especially a book, that has a very
┬┤ large sale.
├│ 2. ┤the author of a best-selling book.
╩│best seller,╕
╜│best-sellerdom, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤the authors, musicians, etc., who have produced
├┤ best sellers, as a group.
├│ 2. ┤a position within this group.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... even Ernest Hemingway reached best-sellerdom┤
╔┤ ╢fairly late (Harper's).┤
╩│best-sellerdom, ╛╕noun.
╜│best-selling, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that is a best seller.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the best-selling novel of the year.┤
╩│best-selling, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bestud, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-studded,╕ │-studding.╕
┬┌┤ to stud over; dot.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bracelet bestudded with jewels.┤
╩│bestud, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-studded,╕ │-studding.╕
╜│bet─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│bet╕ or │betted,╕ │betting,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1a. ┤to promise (money or a certain thing) to another
┬┤ if he is right and you are wrong.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I'll bet a dollar he's late.┤
┴┤ (SYN) stake, gamble.
├│ b. ┤to promise to pay (someone) money or a certain
├┤ thing if he is right and you are wrong.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I bet him he could not outrun me.┤
├│ 2. ┤to be very sure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I bet you are wrong about that.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to make a bet; lay a wager.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Which horse did he bet on?┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a promise to give some money or a certain thing
├┤ to another if he is right and you are wrong; wager.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He made a bet that he would win the race.┤
├│ 2. ┤the money or thing promised.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I won; so he lost his bet (his nickel).┤
├│ 3. ┤a thing to bet on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That horse may be a good bet or bad bet.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) a choice or alternative.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Taking the shortcut home is your safest bet.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) definite opinion; certainty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My bet is that the hangups and heartaches of┤
╔┤ ╢today are the same ones we've had since Romeo wooed┤
╔┤ ╢Juliet (David McReynolds).┤
└╕expr. ╡you bet,┤ ┤(Informal.) certainly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Can you go? You bet!┤
╩│bet─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│bet╕ or │betted,╕ │betting,╕ ╛noun.
╜│bet─╕ (2), ╛adverb.
┬┌┤ the obsolete form of ╡better,┤ the comparative of ╡well.┤
╩│bet─╕ (2), ╛adverb.
╜│bet.,╕
┬┌┤ between.
╩│bet.,╕
╜│beta, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the second letter of the Greek alphabet,
┬┤ corresponding to English ╖B, b.┤
├│ 2. ┤the second of a series.
├│ 3. ┤the second brightest star of a constellation.
├│ 4. ┤one of several possible positions of atoms or
├┤ groups of atoms which are substituted in a chemical
├┤ compound.
╩│beta, ╛╕noun.
╜│beta-adrenergic blocking agent, ╟= beta-blocker.
╩│beta-adrenergic blocking agent, ╟= beta-blocker.
╜│beta amyloid,╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│betaine, ╛╕noun.
╜│betake, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-took,╕ │-taken,╕ │-taking.╕
└┌╕expr. ╡betake oneself,┤
├│ a. ┤to try doing; apply oneself.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He betook himself to study.┤
├│ b. ┤to go.
╔┤ ╢Ex. So off he betook him the way that he came (Leigh┤
╔┤ ╢Hunt).┤
╩│betake, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-took,╕ │-taken,╕ │-taking.╕
╜│betaken, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ past participle of ╡betake.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has betaken himself away.┤
╩│betaken, ╛╕verb.
╜│betanaphthol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
├│ 3. ┤a chapel.
╩│Bethesda, ╛╕noun.
╜│bethink, ╛╕verb, ╞│-thought,╕ │-thinking.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ ┤(Archaic.) to deliberate; consider.
├╕v.t. ┤ ╡bethink oneself of,┤ │a. ┤to think about; consider;
├┤ reflect on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I should bethink myself of the need to study.┤
├│ b. ┤to remember.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You should bethink yourself of your duty to them.┤
╩│bethink, ╛╕verb, ╞│-thought,╕ │-thinking.
╜│Bethlehem, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) a lunatic asylum.
╩│Bethlehem, ╛╕noun.
╜│bethought, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ past tense and past participle of ╡bethink.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. I bethought myself of my work.┤
╩│bethought, ╛╕verb.
╜│bethumb, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to thumb all over; mark (books) by thumbing.
╩│bethumb, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│bethump, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to thump soundly.
╩│bethump, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│betide, ╛╕verb, ╞│-tided,╕ │-tiding.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to happen to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Woe betide you if you betray us.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to happen; befall.
╔┤ ╢Ex. No matter what betides, the family will hold┤
╔┤ ╢together.┤
╩│betide, ╛╕verb, ╞│-tided,╕ │-tiding.╕
╜│betime, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic or Dialect.) in good time; early.
╩│betime, ╛╕adverb.
╜│betimes, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.)
├│ 1. ┤early.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He rose betimes in the morning.┤
├│ 2a. ┤before it is too late.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is wise, therefore, to come back betimes, or┤
╔┤ ╢never (Nathaniel Hawthorne).┤
├│ b. ┤in a short time; soon.
╩│betimes, ╛╕adverb.
╜│betise, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤silliness; stupidity.
├│ 2. ┤a foolish act.
╩│betise, ╛╕noun.
╜│betjak, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in Indonesia) a pedicab.
╩│betjak, ╛╕noun.
╜│betoken, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to be a sign or token of; indicate; show.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His smile betokens his satisfaction. The dark┤
╔┤ ╢clouds betoken a storm.┤
┴┤ (SYN) reveal, exhibit, presage, portend.
┼╕noun ╡betokener.┤
╩│betoken, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│betony, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a plant of Europe and Asia Minor, of the mint
┬┤ family, with spikes of purple flowers, formerly used
┬┤ medicinally and in dyeing.
├│ 2. ┤any one of several similar plants.
╩│betony, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies,╕
╜│betook, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ past tense of ╡betake.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. He betook himself home as soon as school was out.┤
╩│betook, ╛╕verb.
╜│betoss, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to toss about.
╩│betoss, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│betray, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to give away to the enemy; hand over or expose to
┬┤ the power of the enemy by treachery or disloyalty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The traitor betrayed his country.┤
├│ 2. ┤to be unfaithful to; let down.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She betrayed her friends by breaking her promise.┤
├│ 3. ┤to give away (a secret entrusted to one).
╔┤ ╢Ex. to betray a friend's confidence.┤
├│ 4. ┤to disclose unintentionally.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The child's eyes betrayed her fear of the big┤
╔┤ ╢dog.┤
├│ 5. ┤to show signs of; reveal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy's wet shoes betrayed the fact that he┤
╔┤ ╢had walked through puddles. His mistakes betrayed┤
╔┤ ╢his lack of education.┤
┴┤ (SYN) exhibit, evince.
├│ 6. ┤to lead into error; mislead; deceive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was betrayed by his own enthusiasm.┤
├│ 7. ┤to seduce and desert.
┼╕noun ╡betrayer.┤
╩│betray, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│betrayal, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the act of betraying or condition of being betrayed;
┬┤ violation of trust or confidence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His statement was a betrayal of his ignorance on┤
╔┤ ╢the subject.┤
╩│betrayal, ╛╕noun.
╜│betrim, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-trimmed,╕ │-trimming.
┬┌┤ to trim up; deck out; bedeck.
╩│betrim, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-trimmed,╕ │-trimming.
╜│betroth, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to promise in marriage; engage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He betrothed his daughter to a rich man.┤
┴┤ (SYN) affiance.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) to pledge to marry.
╩│betroth, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│betrothal, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a promise in marriage; engagement.
╔┤ ╢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,╕
╜│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.
╩│bevatron, ╛╕noun.
╜│bevel, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-eled,╕ │-eling╕ or (especially
╞┌╕ British) │-elled,╕ │-elling,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕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.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to slope; slant.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤slanting; oblique.
┼╕noun ╡beveler,┤ (especially British,) ╡beveller.┤
╩│bevel, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-eled,╕ │-eling╕ or (especially
╜│bevel edge,╕
┬┌┤ the oblique edge of a chisel or similar tool.
╩│bevel edge,╕
╜│bevel gear,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a wheel with teeth projecting from a conical
┬┤ surface, which engages the teeth of a similar wheel,
┬┤ having its axis set at an angle.
├│ 2. ┤the larger of these wheels (the smaller being
├┤ usually referred to as the pinion).
╩│bevel gear,╕
╜│bevel square,╕
┬┌┤ a try square whose blade can be adjusted to any
┬┤ angle and held there by a screw.
╩│bevel square,╕
╜│beverage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a liquid used or prepared for drinking. Milk, tea,
┬┤ coffee, beer, and wine are beverages.
┴┤ (SYN) drink.
╩│beverage, ╛╕noun.
╜│bevy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bevies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤any small group.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the whole bevy of renegades (Macaulay).┤
├│ 2a. ┤a small group of women or girls.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bevy of pretty girls.┤
├│ b. ┤a flock of birds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bevy of larks or quail.┤
╩│bevy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bevies.╕
╜│bewail, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to mourn for; weep for; complain of; bemoan.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The little girl was bewailing the loss of her┤
╔┤ ╢doll.┤
┴┤ (SYN) lament.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to wail; mourn.
┴┤ (SYN) lament.
┼╕noun ╡bewailer.┤
┼╕adv. ╡bewailingly.┤
┼╕noun ╡bewailment.┤
╩│bewail, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│beware, ╛╕intransitive verb, transitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-wared,╕ │-waring.╕
┬┌┤ to be on your guard against; be careful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Beware! danger is here. You must beware of┤
╔┤ ╢swimming in a strong current. Beware the fury of a┤
╔┤ ╢patient man (John Dryden).┤
┴┤ (SYN) heed.
╩│beware, ╛╕intransitive verb, transitive verb,
╜│beweep, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-wept,╕ │-weeping.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to weep over or for.
├│ 2. ┤to wet with tears.
╩│beweep, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-wept,╕ │-weeping.╕
╜│bewept, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ the past tense and the past participle of ╡beweep.┤
╩│bewept, ╛╕verb.
╜│bewet, ╛╕verb, ╞│-wetted,╕ │-wetting,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤╡= wet.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤wetted.
╩│bewet, ╛╕verb, ╞│-wetted,╕ │-wetting,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│bewhiskered, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤havingwhiskers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a splendidly bewhiskered old man.┤
├│ 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.
┼╕adv. ╡bewilderingly.┤
╩│bewilder, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│bewildered, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ confused completely; puzzled; perplexed.
┼╕adv. ╡bewilderedly.┤
╩│bewildered, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bewilderment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a bewildered condition; complete confusion;
┬┤ perplexity.
╔┤ ╢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.┤
┴┤ (SYN) captivate.
┼╕noun ╡bewitcher.┤
┼╕noun ╡bewitchment.┤
╩│bewitch, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│bewitched, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤under the influence of magic.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) charmed; delighted; fascinated.
╩│bewitched, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bewitchery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the fact or power of bewitching.
├│ 2. ┤a charm; spell.
╩│bewitchery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
╜│bewitching, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ fascinating; captivating; enchanting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She has a bewitching smile.┤
┼╕adv. ╡bewitchingly.┤
╩│bewitching, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bewray, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.)
├│ 1. ┤to reveal; make known.
├│ 2. ┤to betray; expose.
╩│bewray, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│bewrite, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-wrote,╕ │-written,╕
╞┌│ │-writing.╕
┬┌┤ to write about.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I have probably been more bewritten and belied┤
╔┤ ╢than any man since Byron (Algernon Charles┤
╔┤ ╢Swinburne).┤
╩│bewrite, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-wrote,╕ │-written,╕
╜│bey, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │beys.╕
┬┌│ 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
╜│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.
╩│biannulate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bias, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ases,╕ ╛adjective, adverb, verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-ased,╕ │-asing╕ or (especially British) │-assed,╕
╞│ │-assing.╕
┬╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a slanting or oblique line.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cloth is cut on the bias when it is cut┤
╔┤ ╢diagonally across the weave.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) an opinion before there is a reason
├┤ for it; leaning of the mind; prejudice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An umpire should have no bias in favor of either┤
╔┤ ╢side.┤
┴┤ (SYN) inclination, bent, partiality.
├│ 3. ┤(Statistics.) the tendency of a sample to be
├┤ unrepresentative of all cases involved in a
├┤ particular study.
├│ 4a. ┤the lopsided shape of a ball used in bowls, that
├┤ makes it swerve when rolled.
├│ b. ┤the weight or force that makes it swerve.
├│ c. ┤the curved course taken by the ball.
├│ 5. ┤the direct-current voltage supplied to the grid
├┤ circuit of an electronic tube.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤slanting across the weave; oblique; diagonal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Trim with bias bands.┤
├╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤obliquely to the direction of weaving; diagonally.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The skirt is bias cut.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) off the straight; awry; wrong.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to give a slanted opinion to; influence, usually
├┤ unfairly; prejudice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The judge tried not to let his feelings bias his┤
╔┤ ╢judgment.┤
┴┤ (SYN) incline.
├│ 2. ┤to apply a direct-current voltage to.
└╕expr. ╡on the bias,┤ ┤diagonally across the weave.
╔┤ ╢Ex. cloth cut on the bias.┤
╩│bias, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ases,╕ ╛adjective, adverb, verb,
╜│bias-belted tire,
┬┌┤ belted-bias tire.
╩│bias-belted tire,
╜│bias crime,╕ ╟│= hate crime.
╔┌┤ ╢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.
╩│bibliogenesis, ╛╕noun.
╜│bibliognost, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an expert in bibliography.
╩│bibliognost, ╛╕noun.
╜│bibliograph, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤(U.S.) a bibliographer.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to provide a bibliography for.
╩│bibliograph, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│bibliographer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the compiler of a bibliography.
├│ 2. ┤an expert in bibliography.
╩│bibliographer, ╛╕noun.
╜│bibliographic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bibliographical.
╩│bibliographic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bibliographical.
╜│bibliographical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with bibliography.
┼╕adv. ╡bibliographically.┤
╩│bibliographical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bibliography, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-phies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a list of the books or articles consulted or
┬┤ referred to by an author in the preparation of an
┬┤ article or book.
├│ 2. ┤a list of books or articles about a particular
├┤ subject or person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bibliography of cookery.┤
├│ 3. ┤a list of books or articles by a certain author.
├┤ (Abbr:) bibliog.
├│ 4. ┤the study of the authorship, editions, dates, and
├┤ the like, of books, manuscripts, articles, or other
├┤ printed matter.
╩│bibliography, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-phies.╕
╜│biblioklept, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who steals books.
╩│biblioklept, ╛╕noun.
╜│bibliolater, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who believes every word of the Bible as
┬┤ literal fact.
├│ 2. ┤a worshiper of books.
╩│bibliolater, ╛╕noun.
╜│bibliolatrist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a worshiper of books; bibliolater.
╩│bibliolatrist, ╛╕noun.
╜│bibliolatrous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ worshiping books.
╩│bibliolatrous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bibliolatry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤excessive reverence for the letter of the Bible.
├│ 2. ┤worship of books.
╩│bibliolatry, ╛╕noun.
╜│bibliologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an expert in bibliology.
╩│bibliologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│bibliology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤Biblical literature or doctrine.
├│ 2. ┤╡= bibliography.┤
╩│bibliology, ╛╕noun.
╜│bibliomancy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
┬┌┤ soothsaying by means of a passage chosen at random
┬┤ in a book.
╩│bibliomancy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
╜│bibliomane, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bibliomaniac.
╩│bibliomane, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bibliomaniac.
╜│bibliomania, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a craze for collecting books, especially rare and
┬┤ curious ones.
╩│bibliomania, ╛╕noun.
╜│bibliomaniac, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who has a craze for collecting books.
╩│bibliomaniac, ╛╕noun.
╜│bibliomaniacal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a craze for collecting books.
╩│bibliomaniacal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bibliopegic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with bookbinding as a fine art.
╩│bibliopegic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bibliopegist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bookbinder.
╩│bibliopegist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bookbinder.
╜│bibliopegy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ bookbinding as a fine art.
╩│bibliopegy, ╛╕noun.
╜│bibliophil, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bibliophile.
╩│bibliophil, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bibliophile.
╜│bibliophile, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a lover of books, especially one who likes to
┬┤ collect books.
╩│bibliophile, ╛╕noun.
╜│bibliophilic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of bibliophiles.
╩│bibliophilic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bibliophilism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the tastes or practices of a bibliophile; love of
┬┤ books.
╩│bibliophilism, ╛╕noun.
╜│bibliophilistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of a bibliophile; loving books.
╩│bibliophilistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bibliophily, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ love of books; bibliophilism.
╩│bibliophily, ╛╕noun.
╜│bibliophobe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who hates books.
╩│bibliophobe, ╛╕noun.
╜│bibliophobia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a dread or hatred of books.
╩│bibliophobia, ╛╕noun.
╜│bibliopole, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a bookseller, especially one who deals in rare and
┬┤ curious books.
╩│bibliopole, ╛╕noun.
╜│bibliopolic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or belonging to booksellers.
╩│bibliopolic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bibliopolical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bibliopolic.
╩│bibliopolical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bibliopolic.
╜│bibliopolism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the principles or trade of bookselling.
┼╕noun ╡bibliopolist.┤
╩│bibliopolism, ╛╕noun.
╜│bibliotaph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who hides or buries books, or keeps them
┬┤ away from use in closed or locked cases.
╩│bibliotaph, ╛╕noun.
╜│bibliotaphic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of a bibliotaph.
╩│bibliotaphic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bibliotheca, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a library; collection of books.
├│ 2. ┤a bibliographer's catalogue.
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) the Bible.
╩│bibliotheca, ╛╕noun.
╜│bibliothecal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging to a library.
╩│bibliothecal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bibliothecarian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a bibliothecary or librarian.
╩│bibliothecarian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bibliothecary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕ ╟│= librarian.
╩│bibliothecary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕ ╟│= librarian.
╜│bibliotheque, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a library.
├│ 2. ┤a bookcase.
╩│bibliotheque, ╛╕noun.
╜│bibliotherapy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.┤
┴┤ (SYN) fight, argue.
├│ 2. ┤to babble; patter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Streamlets ... bickered thro' the sunny glade┤
╔┤ ╢(James Thomson).┤
├│ 3. ┤to flash; flicker.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a petty, noisy quarrel.
├│ 2. ┤a babble; patter.
┼╕noun ╡bickerer.┤
╩│bicker─╕ (1), ╛verb, noun.
╜│bicker─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) a wooden bowl.
╩│bicker─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│bickering, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤wordy sparring or wrangling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. eternal bickering over German unification (New┤
╔┤ ╢York Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤a skirmish.
╩│bickering, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bicol, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Bikol.
╩│Bicol, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Bikol.
╜│bicolor, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤having two colors; bicolored.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a two-colored blossom.
╩│bicolor, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│bicolored, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having two colors.
╩│bicolored, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bicolour, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) ╡= bicolor.┤
╩│bicolour, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│bicomponent, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤having two chemical components, such as polyamide
┬┤ and polyester, embedded in each filament of a
┬┤ synthetic fiber.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a bicomponent fiber.
╩│bicomponent, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│biconcave, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ concave on both sides.
╩│biconcave, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biconic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the form of two cones placed base to base.
╩│biconic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biconjugate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) twice conjugate.
╩│biconjugate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biconstituent, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= bicomponent.
╩│biconstituent, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= bicomponent.
╜│biconvex, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ convex on both sides.
╩│biconvex, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bicorn, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ 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
╜│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).
╩│Bifrost, ╛╕noun.
╜│bifurcate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-cated,╕ │-cating, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to divide into two branches.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤divided into two branches; forked.
┼╕adv. ╡bifurcately.┤
┼╕noun ╡bifurcation.┤
╩│bifurcate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-cated,╕ │-cating, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bifurcated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bifurcate.
╩│bifurcated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bifurcate.
╜│big─╕ (1), ╛adjective, ╞│bigger,╕ │biggest, ╛╕adverb, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤great in amount or size; large.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a big room, a big book. Making automobiles is a┤
╔┤ ╢big business. Elephants are bigger than mice.┤
┴┤ (SYN) huge, extensive, immense.
├│ 2. ┤grown up.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A big girl does not like to play baby games.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Informal, Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤important; great.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The election of a President is big news.┤
├│ b. ┤of high position or standing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The President is a big man.┤
├│ 4a. ┤full; loud.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has a big voice.┤
├│ b. ┤filled; teeming.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His eye being big with tears (Shakespeare).┤
├│ c. ┤(Figurative.) generous; noble.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His uncle had a big heart and gave him many┤
╔┤ ╢things.┤
┴┤ (SYN) magnanimous, liberal.
├│ 5. ┤boastful; pompous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bully was full of big talk.┤
├│ 6. ┤pregnant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. big with child.┤
├│ 7. ┤(Obsolete.) stout; mighty.
├╕adv. ┤ (Informal.) │1. ┤boastfully.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He talks big.┤
├│ 2. ┤prosperously.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Things are going big.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a thing or person that is big.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This interdependence of bigs and littles is the┤
╔┤ ╢basis of American manufacturing progress (Newsweek).┤
┼╕adv. ╡bigly.┤
╩│big─╕ (1), ╛adjective, ╞│bigger,╕ │biggest, ╛╕adverb, noun.
╜│big─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╟│= bigg ╕(a kind of barley).
╩│big─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╟│= bigg ╕(a kind of barley).
╜│big─╕ (3), ╛transitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) to build. Also, ╡bigg.┤
╩│big─╕ (3), ╛transitive verb.
╜│bigamist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.┤
╩│big game,╕
╜│biggety, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) conceited; cocky. Also, ╡bigotty,┤
┬╡ ╡bigoty.┤
╩│biggety, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biggie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) an important person or thing.
╔┤ ╢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.
├│ 2. ┤any one of various related plants.
╩│bilberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│bilbo─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-boes.╕ ┐Usually, │bilboes.╕
┬┌┤ a long, iron bar fastened down at one end by a lock,
┬┤ and with sliding shackles. Bilboes were for merly
┬┤ used to confine the ankles of prisoners.
╩│bilbo─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-boes.╕ ┐Usually, │bilboes.╕
╜│bilbo─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-boes.╕
┬┌┤ (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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bilious attack.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) peevish; cross; bad-tempered.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bilious person. He looked at his work with a┤
╔┤ ╢bilious eye.┤
├│ 3. ┤having to do with bile.
┼╕adv. ╡biliously.┤
┼╕noun ╡biliousness.┤
╩│bilious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bilirubin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the reddish-yellow pigment normally found in bile.
╩│bilirubin, ╛╕noun.
╜│biliteral, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having two letters.
├│ 2. ┤using combinations of two letters, especially in
├┤ cryptography.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a biliteral code, a biliteral cipher.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a word, root, or syllable formed of two letters.
╩│biliteral, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│biliteralism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the use of biliteral roots.
╩│biliteralism, ╛╕noun.
╜│biliverdin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a green pigment found in the bile of herbivorous
┬┤ animals and artificially produced by the oxidation
┬┤ of bilirubin.
╩│biliverdin, ╛╕noun.
╜│bilk, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to cheat; defraud.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The purported racket that bilked insurance┤
╔┤ ╢companies of $100,000 (New York Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤to avoid payment of (a debt).
├│ 3. ┤to evade; escape from.
├│ 4. ┤to balk or spoil an opponent's score in cribbage.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person who avoids paying his bills; a petty
├┤ swindler; a cheat.
├│ 2. ┤a fraud; deception.
┼╕noun ╡bilker.┤
╩│bilk, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│bill─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a statement of money owed for work done or things
┬┤ supplied.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The garage sent us a bill for repairing our car.┤
╔┤ ╢The store sends out bills monthly.┤
┴┤ (SYN) invoice, account.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) a piece of paper money; bank note.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Dad had several dollar bills in his wallet.┤
├│ 3. ┤a written or printed public notice, such as an
├┤ advertisement, poster, or handbill.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Post no bills on this fence.┤
┴┤ (SYN) placard, circular, bulletin.
├│ 4. ┤a written or printed statement; list of items.
├┤ See ╡bill of fare.┤┤
├│ 5a. ┤a theater program.
├│ b. ┤the entertainment in a theater.
├│ 6. ┤a proposed law presented to a lawmaking body for
├┤ its approval.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bill for new taxes will be voted on by the┤
╔┤ ╢Senate today.┤
├│ 7. ┤╡= bill of exchange.┤
├│ 8. ┤(Law.) a written request or complaint presented
├┤ to a court.
├│ 9. ┤(Obsolete.) a written petition or request,
├┤ especially to a person in authority.
├│ 10. ┤(Obsolete.) a written document; a note or
├┤ memorandum of any kind (originally sealed).
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤(U.S.) to send a statement of money owed to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The drugstore bills us on the first of each┤
╔┤ ╢month.┤
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) to enter in a bill; charge in a bill.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In this store charge accounts are billed┤
╔┤ ╢regularly.┤
├│ 3. ┤to announce by bills or public notice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many interesting television programs are billed┤
╔┤ ╢for next week.┤
├│ 4. ┤to post bills in or on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The town was thoroughly billed by agents of the┤
╔┤ ╢circus last week.┤
├│ 5. ┤to list on a theatrical program.
├│ 6. ┤(U.S.) to enter in a waybill; book.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The grain was billed to St. Louis.┤
└╕expr. ╡fill the bill,┤ ┤(Informal.) to satisfy requirements.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I don't think I ever saw a word used that ...┤
╔┤ ╢filled the bill so well as this word┤
╔┤ ╢"experimentally" will do for us (W. H. Smith).┤
└╕expr. ╡foot the bill,┤ ┤(Informal.) to pay or settle the bill.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If our plan succeeded, the landlord was to foot┤
╔┤ ╢the bill (Francis A. Durivage).┤
┼╕adj. ╡billable.┤
┼╕noun ╡biller.┤
╩│bill─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│bill─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the horny part of the jaws of a bird; beak.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the bill of a pigeon or a duck.┤
├│ 2. ┤anything shaped somewhat like a bird's bill.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the bill of a turtle.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to join beaks; touch bills.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We saw two doves billing on the roof.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to show affection; caress in
├┤ fondness.
└╕expr. ╡bill and coo,┤ ┤to kiss and talk softly, as pigeons
└┤ touch bills and coo.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Jenny and Jessamy ... billing and cooing in an┤
╔┤ ╢arbour (Thackeray).┤
╩│bill─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
╜│bill─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an old military weapon consisting of a spear with
┬┤ a hook-shaped blade and a spike at the back; halberd.
├│ 2. ┤a tool for pruning or cutting wood or lopping
├┤ trees or hedges; billhook.
├│ 3. ┤╡= billman.┤
├│ 4. ┤the point of the fluke of an anchor.
╩│bill─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│bill─╕ (4), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ the booming cry of the bittern.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When first the bittern's hollow bill was heard┤
╔┤ ╢(Wordsworth).┤
╩│bill─╕ (4), ╛noun.
╜│billabong, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ in Australia:
├│ 1. ┤a branch of a river flowing away from the main
├┤ stream.
├│ 2. ┤a backwater or stagnant pool.
╩│billabong, ╛╕noun.
╜│billbergia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a tropical American plant related to the pineapple,
┬┤ having stiff leaves and colorful flowers.
╩│billbergia, ╛╕noun.
╜│billboard─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a signboard, usually outdoors, on which to display
┬┤ advertisements or post notices.
╩│billboard─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│billboard─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a ledge projecting from the side of a ship near the
┬┤ bow, as a rest for the bill of an anchor.
╩│billboard─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│bill broker,╕
┬┌┤ a person who negotiates the discount of bills of
┬┤ exchange.
╩│bill broker,╕
╜│billbug, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any weevil, especially one of the family of the
┬┤ snout beetles.
╩│billbug, ╛╕noun.
╜│billed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a bill or beak (usually as part of a
┬┤ compound).
╔┤ ╢Ex. a short-billed bird.┤
╩│billed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│billet─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│-leted,╕ │-leting.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a written order to provide board and lodging for
┬┤ a soldier.
├│ 2. ┤a place where a soldier is lodged.
┴┤ (SYN) lodging, station.
├│ 3. ┤a job; situation; position.
┴┤ (SYN) post, appointment.
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.) a place assigned, as to each of the
├┤ crew of a man-of-war for slinging his hammock.
├│ 5. ┤(Archaic.) a short letter or note.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to assign to quarters by billet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Soldiers were billeted in all houses of the┤
╔┤ ╢village.┤
┴┤ (SYN) quarter.
├│ 2. ┤to provide quarters for; lodge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The farmer billeted five hired men during the┤
╔┤ ╢harvest season.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to have quarters.
╩│billet─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│-leted,╕ │-leting.╕
╜│billet─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 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)
╜│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.
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= bimillennium.┤
╩│bimillennial, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│bimillennium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lenniums,╕ │-lennia.╕
┬┌┤ a period of 2,000 years.
╩│bimillennium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lenniums,╕ │-lennia.╕
╜│bimodal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Statistics.) having two modes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bimodal distribution.┤
╩│bimodal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bimodality, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the fact or quality of being bimodal.
╩│bimodality, ╛╕noun.
╜│bimolecular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or formed from two molecules.
╩│bimolecular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bimonthly, ╛╕adjective, adverb, noun, ╞pl. │-lies.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤happening or appearing once every two months.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A bimonthly magazine is issued six times a year.┤
├│ 2. ┤happening or appearing twice a month; semimonthly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bimonthly meetings are on the first and┤
╔┤ ╢third Wednesdays of each month.┤
├╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤once every two months.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The magazine is issued bimonthly.┤
├│ 2. ┤twice a month; semimonthly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The meetings are held bimonthly.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a magazine or other periodical that is published
├┤ once every two months.
╩│bimonthly, ╛╕adjective, adverb, noun, ╞pl. │-lies.╕
╜│bimorph, ╛╕noun, ┐or │bimorph cell,╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│binary system,╕
╜│binate─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ growing in pairs; double.
╩│binate─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
╜│binate─╕ (2), ╛intransitive verb, ╞│-nated,╕ │-nating.╕
┬┌┤ to say two Masses on the same day.
┼╕noun ╡bination.┤
╩│binate─╕ (2), ╛intransitive verb, ╞│-nated,╕ │-nating.╕
╜│binational, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ 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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. binaural broadcasting, binaural recording.┤
├│ 2. ┤of or for both ears.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a binaural stethoscope.┤
├│ 3. ┤having two ears.
┼╕adv. ╡binaurally.┤
╩│binaural, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bind, ╛╕verb, ╞│bound,╕ │binding,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. biodegradable detergents.┤
╩│biodegradable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biodegrade, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-graded,╕ │-grading.╕
┬┌┤ to break down (a detergent or other substance),
┬┤ especially by bacterial action.
┼╕noun ╡biodegradation.┤
╩│biodegrade, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-graded,╕ │-grading.╕
╜│biodiversity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│biogeochemistry, ╛╕noun.
╜│biogeographer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies biogeography.
╩│biogeographer, ╛╕noun.
╜│biogeographic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= biogeographical.
╩│biogeographic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= biogeographical.
╜│biogeographical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with biogeography.
╩│biogeographical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biogeography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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).┤
╩│biogerontology, ╛╕noun.
╜│biograph─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb. ╟│= biographize.
╩│biograph─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb. ╟│= biographize.
╜│biograph─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ an early form of movie projector.
╩│biograph─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│biographee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the subject of a biography.
╩│biographee, ╛╕noun.
╜│biographer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who writes someone's biography.
╩│biographer, ╛╕noun.
╜│biographic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= biographical.
╩│biographic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= biographical.
╜│biographical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of a person's life.
╔┤ ╢Ex. biographical details.┤
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with biography.
┼╕adv. ╡biographically.┤
╩│biographical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biographize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-phized,╕ │-phizing.╕
┬┌┤ to write a biography of (a person).
╩│biographize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-phized,╕ │-phizing.╕
╜│biography, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-phies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the written story of a person's life.
╔┤ ╢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.
├│ 2. ┤support of such a doctrine.
╩│biologism, ╛╕noun.
╜│biologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies biology.
╩│biologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│biologize, ╛╕intransitive verb, transitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-gized,╕ │-gizing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to study biologically.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) to hypnotize.
╩│biologize, ╛╕intransitive verb, transitive verb,
╜│biology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.
╩│biomagnification, ╛╕noun.
╜│biomagnify, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-fied,╕ │-fying.╕
┬┌┤ to undergo biomagnification.
╩│biomagnify, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-fied,╕ │-fying.╕
╜│biomass, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.
╩│biopolymer, ╛╕noun.
╜│bioprocess, ╛╕noun, ┐or │bioprocess technology,╕
╟┌│ ╟│= biotechnology ╕(def. 1).
╩│bioprocess, ╛╕noun, ┐or │bioprocess technology,╕
╜│biopsic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a biopsy.
╩│biopsic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biopsy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-sies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the surgical removal of tissue from a living body
┬┤ for examination and diagnosis.
├│ 2. ┤the medical examination of this tissue.
╩│biopsy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-sies.╕
╜│biopsychic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with both life and mind; involving
┬┤ biological and psychological phenomena.
╩│biopsychic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biopsychological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with biopsychology.
╩│biopsychological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biopsychologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies biopsychology.
╩│biopsychologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│biopsychology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of psychology which deals with mental
┬┤ processes in terms of biological principles;
┬┤ psychobiology.
╩│biopsychology, ╛╕noun.
╜│bioregion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a place or area as defined by the biological systems
┬┤ in it.
┼╕adj. ╡bioregional.┤
┼╕adv. ╡bioregionally.┤
╩│bioregion, ╛╕noun.
╜│bioregionalism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ activity in behalf of the preservation of a
┬┤ bioregion.
┼╕n., adj. ╡bioregionalist.┤
╩│bioregionalism, ╛╕noun.
╜│biorheology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the study of the flow and deformation of blood,
┬┤ mucus, and other fluids in plants and animals.
╩│biorheology, ╛╕noun.
╜│biorhythm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ rhythmical or cyclic changes occurring in the
┬┤ functions or activities of organs and organisms.
╩│biorhythm, ╛╕noun.
╜│biorhythmic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with biorhythm.
╩│biorhythmic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bios, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤all animal and plant life.
├│ 2. ┤a substance in yeast essential to its growth.
╩│bios, ╛╕noun.
╜│biosatellite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an artificial satellite that can carry a man or
┬┤ animal.
╩│biosatellite, ╛╕noun.
╜│bioscience, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of the life sciences, especially those
┬┤ dealing with biological phenomena outside the earth.
├│ 2. ┤the life sciences collectively.
╩│bioscience, ╛╕noun.
╜│bioscientific, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or relating to bioscience.
╩│bioscientific, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bioscientist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies bioscience.
╩│bioscientist, ╛╕noun.
╜│bioscope, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an early form of motion-picture projector.
├│ 2. ┤a motion-picture theater.
╩│bioscope, ╛╕noun.
╜│bioscopic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with bioscopy.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with a bioscope.
╩│bioscopic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bioscopy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-pies.╕
┬┌┤ an examination of a body to determine if life exists.
╩│bioscopy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-pies.╕
╜│biosensor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of various devices for recording and
┬┤ transmitting data about physiological changes and
┬┤ other life processes.
├│ 2. ┤any one of an animal's nerve endings or sense
├┤ organs.
╩│biosensor, ╛╕noun.
╜│biosocial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the interaction of
┬┤ biological and social forces in human or animal life.
╩│biosocial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biosociology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the study of society as biological processes.
╩│biosociology, ╛╕noun.
╜│biospeleology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the scientific study of organisms living in caves.
╩│biospeleology, ╛╕noun.
╜│biosphere, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the region surrounding the earth that can support
┬┤ life, including parts of the lithosphere,
┬┤ hydrosphere, and atmosphere.
╩│biosphere, ╛╕noun.
╜│biospheric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characteristic of the biosphere.
╔┤ ╢Ex. biospheric contamination.┤
╩│biospheric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biostatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of structure in relation to function.
┼╕adv. ╡biostatically.┤
╩│biostatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biostatical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= biostatic.
╩│biostatical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= biostatic.
╜│biostatics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the study of the structure of organisms in relation
┬┤ to functions.
╩│biostatics, ╛╕noun.
╜│biostatistician, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who compiles or specializes in
┬┤ biostatistics.
╩│biostatistician, ╛╕noun.
╜│biostatistics, ╛╕noun pl. ╟│= vital statistics.
╩│biostatistics, ╛╕noun pl. ╟│= vital statistics.
╜│biostrome, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Geology.) a laterally formed layer of sedentary
┬┤ organic remains.
╩│biostrome, ╛╕noun.
╜│biosynthesis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤formation of a chemical compound by a plant or
┬┤ animal.
├│ 2. ┤the manufacture of a biochemical compound.
╩│biosynthesis, ╛╕noun.
╜│biosynthesize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-sized,╕ │-sizing.╕
┬┌┤ to synthesize by biological or biochemical methods.
╩│biosynthesize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-sized,╕ │-sizing.╕
╜│biosynthetic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with biosynthesis.
┼╕adv. ╡biosynthetically.┤
╩│biosynthetic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biosystematics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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).┤
╩│bipolar disorder,╕
╜│bipolarity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ bipolar quality or state.
╩│bipolarity, ╛╕noun.
╜│bipolarize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ to divide into two opposing factions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... to bipolarize the world with competing┤
╔┤ ╢political ideologies (Science News Letter).┤
┼╕noun ╡bipolarization.┤
╩│bipolarize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│biprism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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,)
╜│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.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) a person who bird-dogs.
╩│bird dog,╕
╜│bird-dog, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-dogged,╕ │-dogging.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤to hunt or inquire closely and carefully into or
├┤ about (some problem).
├│ 2. ┤to seek out and prepare or arrange (an
├┤ investment, customers, a business opportunity, or
├┤ the like).
╩│bird-dog, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-dogged,╕ │-dogging.╕
╜│birder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who breeds birds.
├│ 2. ┤╡= bird watcher.┤
╩│birder, ╛╕noun.
╜│bird flower,╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│bird's-nest fungus,╕
╜│bird's-nest moss,╕ ╟│= resurrection plant ╕(def. 1).
╩│bird's-nest moss,╕ ╟│= resurrection plant ╕(def. 1).
╜│birds of a feather,╕
┬┌┤ people of the same kind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. birds of a feather flock together.┤
╩│birds of a feather,╕
╜│birdsong, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the song of a bird.
├│ 2. ┤the singing of birds.
╔┤ ╢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.
├│ 3. ┤ice cream containing powdered macaroons or
├┤ crushed nuts. Also, ╡bisk.┤
╩│bisque─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│bisque─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 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.┤
┴┤ (SYN) fragment, morsel, portion, particle, speck.
├│ 2. ┤a small amount.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bit of work to do.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Informal.) a short time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Stay a bit.┤
├│ 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.
╩│bitumen, ╛╕noun.
╜│bituminize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-nized,╕ │-nizing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to convert into bitumen.
├│ 2. ┤to treat with bitumen.
┼╕noun ╡bituminization.┤
╩│bituminize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-nized,╕ │-nizing.╕
╜│bituminoid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤like bitumen.
├│ 2. ┤containing bitumen.
╩│bituminoid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bituminous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤containing or made with bitumen.
├│ 2. ┤like bitumen.
╩│bituminous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bituminous coal,╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│biwa, ╛╕noun.
╜│biweekly, ╛╕adjective, adverb, noun, ╞pl. │-lies.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤happening or appearing once every two weeks.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The magazine is a biweekly publication.┤
├│ 2. ┤happening or appearing twice a week; semiweekly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The teachers have biweekly conferences on┤
╔┤ ╢Mondays and Fridays.┤
├╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤once every two weeks.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The group meets biweekly.┤
├│ 2. ┤twice a week; semiweekly.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a newspaper or magazine published biweekly.
╩│biweekly, ╛╕adjective, adverb, noun, ╞pl. │-lies.╕
╜│biyearly, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤happening twice a year.
╔┤ ╢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.
├│ 3a. ┤the highest order in judo and karate.
├│ b. ┤a person admitted to this order.
├│ c. ┤the black sash awarded to such a person.
╩│black belt,╕
╜│blackberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-ried,╕ │-rying.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a small, black or dark-purple fruit of certain
┬┤ bushes and vines. Blackberries are sweet and juicy.
├│ 2. ┤the thorny bush or vine that it grows on. The
├┤ blackberry belongs to the rose family.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to gather blackberries.
╩│blackberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-ried,╕ │-rying.╕
╜│blackberry lily,╕
┬┌┤ 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)
╜│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.
╩│black flag,╕
╜│black-flag, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-flagged,╕ │-flagging.╕
┬┌┤ (in car races) to signal (a car or driver) to leave
┬┤ the course by waving a black flag.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chief Steward Harlan Fengler had warned drivers┤
╔┤ ╢that any car spraying oil would be "black-flagged"┤
╔┤ ╢instantly (Time).┤
╩│black-flag, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-flagged,╕ │-flagging.╕
╜│black fly,╕
┬┌│ 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.
├│ 6. ┤native zinc sulfide; sphalerite; zinc blende.
├│ 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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. blackmarket prices.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to operate a black market.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to sell (goods) on the black market.
╩│black-market, ╛╕adjective, verb.
╜│black marketeer,
┬┌┤ a person who deals on the black market.
╩│black marketeer,
╜│black-marketeer, ╛╕intransitive verb, transitive
╛┌╕ verb. ╟│= black-market.
╩│black-marketeer, ╛╕intransitive verb, transitive
╜│black marketer,╕ ╟│= black marketeer.
╩│black marketer,╕ ╟│= black marketeer.
╜│black marlin,╕
┬┌┤ a marlin of Pacific waters.
╩│black marlin,╕
╜│Black Mass,╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│blackwork, ╛╕noun.
╜│blacky, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │blackies.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) any black bird or animal.
╩│blacky, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │blackies.╕
╜│blad─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb, ╞│bladded,╕ │bladding.╕
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) to slap; strike; beat; maltreat; spoil.
╩│blad─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb, ╞│bladded,╕ │bladding.╕
╜│blad─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.)
├│ 1. ┤a piece; a fragment.
├│ 2. ┤a large piece or lump.
╩│blad─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│bladder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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)
╜│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.
╩│blain, ╛╕noun.
╜│blamable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ deserving blame; faulty; blameworthy.
┴┤ (SYN) guilty, censurable, culpable. Also, ╡blameable.┤
┼╕noun ╡blamableness.┤
┼╕adv. ╡blamably.┤
╩│blamable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blame, ╛╕verb, ╞│blamed,╕ │blaming,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕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.
╩│blancmange, ╛╕noun.
╜│blanco, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cos,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-coed,╕ │-coing.╕
┬┌┤ (British.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤a white or khaki substance used to polish belts,
├┤ boots, or other leather articles.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to polish with this substance.
╩│blanco, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cos,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-coed,╕ │-coing.╕
╜│bland, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤gentle; soothing; balmy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bland summer breeze.┤
├│ 2. ┤smoothly agreeable and polite.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The friendly salesman had a bland smile.┤
┴┤ (SYN) smooth, affable, urbane.
├│ 3. ┤mild; not irritating.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bland diet, a bland taste.┤
╩│bland, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blandiloquence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. blasphemous language.┤
┴┤ (SYN) irreverent, impious, profane, sacrilegious.
┼╕adv. ╡blasphemously.┤
┼╕noun ╡blasphemousness.┤
╩│blasphemous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blasphemy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
┬┌│ 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).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to say loudly and foolishly; blurt out.
╩│blat─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│blatted,╕ │blatting.╕
╜│blat─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Russian Slang.) unethical solicitation;bribery;
┬┤ graft.
╩│blat─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│blatancy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
┬┌┤ noisy or unpleasant intrusion; blatant quality.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Viewers object to the blatancy of some┤
╔┤ ╢television commercials.┤
╩│blatancy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
╜│blatant, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤offensively loud or noisy; loudmouthed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a blatant fool.┤
┴┤ (SYN) clamorous, bellowing.
├│ 2. ┤showy, especially in dress or manner.
╔┤ ╢Ex. blatant prosperity.┤
┴┤ (SYN) gaudy.
├│ 3. ┤obvious; flagrant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a blatant lie, a blatant disregard of others.┤
┼╕adv. ╡blatantly.┤
╩│blatant, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.)
├│ 1. ┤bashful.
├│ 2. ┤backward.
╩│blate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blather, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤foolish talk; nonsense.
├╕v.i., v.t. ┤ ┤to talk or utter foolishly; talk nonsense.
├┤ Also, ╡blether,┤ ╡blither.┤
╩│blather, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│blatherskite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.┤
└╕expr. ╡like blazes,┤ ┤(Slang.) furiously; impetuously.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The horse ... went like blazes (Thomas De┤
╔┤ ╢Quincey).┤
└╕expr. ╡the blazes,┤ ┤(Slang.) the deuce; the devil.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What the blazes is in the wind now? (Dickens).┤
╩│blaze─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│blazed,╕ │blazing.╕
╜│blaze─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb, ╞│blazed,╕ │blazing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a mark made on a tree by chipping off a piece of
┬┤ bark, to indicate a trail or boundary in a forest.
├│ 2. ┤a white mark on the face of a horse, cow, ox, or
├┤ other domestic animal.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to mark (a tree, trail, or boundary) with a blaze
├┤ or by making blazes.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to pioneer or prepare (a way).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The astronauts are blazing new roads in the┤
╔┤ ╢conquest of space.┤
╩│blaze─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb, ╞│blazed,╕ │blazing.╕
╜│blaze─╕ (3), ╛transitive verb, ╞│blazed,╕ │blazing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to make known; proclaim.
┴┤ (SYN) divulge, publish.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) to blow, as with a musical instrument.
╩│blaze─╕ (3), ╛transitive verb, ╞│blazed,╕ │blazing.╕
╜│blazer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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,╕
╜│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).┤
└╕expr. ╡bless you┤ (╡him,┤ ╡us,┤ etc.), ┤God bless you (him, us,
└┤ etc.).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Colonel might have said "Bless you, my┤
╔┤ ╢children," in the tenderest tones (John Ruskin).┤
┼╕noun ╡blesser.┤
╩│bless, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│blessed╕ or │blest,╕
╜│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:┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was blest with good health.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤blessed.
╩│blest, ╛╕verb, adjective.
╜│blether, ╛╕noun, intransitive verb, transitive
╛┌╕ verb. ╟│= blather.
╩│blether, ╛╕noun, intransitive verb, transitive
╜│bletting, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) dilapidation; deterioration; decay.
╔┤ ╢Ex. urban blight.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to cause to wither and die.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mildew blighted the June roses.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to destroy; ruin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Rain blighted our hopes for a picnic.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to be blighted; suffer from blight.
┼╕adv. ╡blightingly.┤
╩│blight, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│blighted, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ afflicted with blight; blasted.
╔┤ ╢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)
╜│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).┤
┴┤ (SYN) joyous, merry, glad, pleased.
├│ 2. ┤heedless.
┼╕adv. ╡blithely.┤
┼╕noun ╡blitheness.┤
╩│blithe, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blitheful, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) blithesome.
╩│blitheful, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blither, ╛╕noun, intransitive verb, transitive
╛┌╕ verb. ╟│= blather.
╩│blither, ╛╕noun, intransitive verb, transitive
╜│blithering, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ senselessly talkative; babbling.
╩│blithering, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blithesome, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ blithe.
╔┤ ╢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.
├│ 2. ┤a small cisco of the Great Lakes.
╩│bloater, ╛╕noun.
╜│blob, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│blobbed,╕ │blobbing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a small, soft drop; sticky lump; bubble.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Blobs of wax covered the candlestick.┤
├│ 2. ┤a splash or daub of color.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a blob of crimson.┤
├│ 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 ╡blondness.┤
╩│blond, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│blonde, ╛╕adjective, noun, verb, ╞│blonded,╕ │blonding.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= blond.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a woman or girl who is blond.
├│ 2. ┤Also, ╡blonde lace.┤ a silk lace, originally
├┤ unbleached, now bleached white or dyed black.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to dye blond; blondine.
┼╕noun ╡blondeness.┤
╩│blonde, ╛╕adjective, noun, verb, ╞│blonded,╕ │blonding.╕
╜│blondine, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ined,╕ │-ining,╕ ╛noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to dye (hair) blond; bleach; blonde.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a preparation for making hair blond; bleach.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤bleached.
╔┤ ╢Ex. blondine hair.┤
╩│blondine, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ined,╕ │-ining,╕ ╛noun, adjective.
╜│blondish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ somewhat or nearly blond or blonde.
╩│blondish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blondism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the condition of being blond.
╩│blondism, ╛╕noun.
╜│blood, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕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.┤
└╕expr. ╡curdle one's┤ (or ╡the┤) ╡blood,┤ ┤to frighten very much;
└┤ horrify; terrify.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The piercing scream curdled his blood.┤
└╕expr. ╡draw blood,┤ ┤to inflict damage or pain.
╔┤ ╢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.┤
╩│blood transfusion,╕
╜│blood type,╕ ╟│= blood group.
╩│blood type,╕ ╟│= blood group.
╜│blood-type, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-typed,╕ │-typing.╕
┬┌┤ to classify (the blood) according to type or
┬┤ (persons) according to blood group.
╩│blood-type, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-typed,╕ │-typing.╕
╜│blood vengeance,╕ ╟│= blood revenge.
╩│blood vengeance,╕ ╟│= blood revenge.
╜│blood vessel,╕
┬┌┤ any tube in the body through which the blood
┬┤ circulates. Arteries, veins, and capillaries are
┬┤ blood vessels.
╩│blood vessel,╕
╜│bloodwood, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various trees with red wood or red sap,
┬┤ such as the logwood.
╩│bloodwood, ╛╕noun.
╜│bloodworm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any of various soft, reddish worms used as bait.
├│ 2. ┤the red larva of certain flies and midges.
├│ 3. ┤a parasitic organism in the blood.
╩│bloodworm, ╛╕noun.
╜│bloodwort, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any plant of the bloodwort family.
├│ 2. ┤any one of several other plants with red roots,
├┤ stems, or leaves, such as the bloodroot, dock, and
├┤ hawkweed.
╩│bloodwort, ╛╕noun.
╜│bloodwort family,╕
┬┌┤ a small group of monocotyledonous, perennial,
┬┤ herbaceous plants, most species of which have red
┬┤ roots, such as the North American redroot.
╩│bloodwort family,╕
╜│bloody, ╛╕adjective, ╞│bloodier,╕ │bloodiest,╕ ╛verb,
╞┌│ ╞│bloodied,╕ │bloodying,╕ ╛adverb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤covered with blood; bleeding.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He got a bloody nose in the fight.┤
├│ 2. ┤stained with blood.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His shirt was bloody down the front.┤
┴┤ (SYN) gory.
├│ 3. ┤accompanied by much killing; with much bloodshed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It was a bloody battle.┤
┴┤ (SYN) sanguinary.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) eager for bloodshed; bloodthirsty;
├┤ cruel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a foul and bloody deed. The Lord will abhor the┤
╔┤ ╢bloody and deceitful man (Psalms 5:6).┤
┴┤ (SYN) murderous.
├│ 5. ┤having the color of blood.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bloody Sun, at noon, Right up above the mast┤
╔┤ ╢did stand (Samuel Taylor Coleridge).┤
├│ 6. ┤(British Slang.) cursed; confounded.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He's a bloody fool.┤
┴┤ (SYN) damned.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to cause to bleed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He bloodied his nose in the fall.┤
├│ 2. ┤to stain with blood.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His pants leg was torn and bloodied when he┤
╔┤ ╢fell. The sword which was drawn (not bloodied, I┤
╔┤ ╢hope) in this unlucky quarrel (Robert Southey).┤
├╕adv. ┤ ┤(British Slang.) very.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Do what he says? Not bloody likely!┤
┼╕adv. ╡bloodily.┤
┼╕noun ╡bloodiness.┤
╩│bloody, ╛╕adjective, ╞│bloodier,╕ │bloodiest,╕ ╛verb,
╜│Bloody Mary,╕
┬┌┤ (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.┤
┼╕adj. ╡blossomless.┤
╩│blossom, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│blossomy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ full of blossoms.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a blossomy valley.┤
╩│blossomy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blot─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│blotted,╕ │blotting.╕
┬┌╕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).┤
┼╕adj. ╡blotless.┤
┼╕adj. ╡blotlike.┤
╩│blot─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│blotted,╕ │blotting.╕
╜│blot─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an exposed piece in backgammon.
├│ 2. ┤any exposed or weak point.
╩│blot─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│blotch, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a large, irregular spot or stain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. large blotches of vivid color.┤
├│ 2. ┤a place where the skin is red or broken out.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The fever made her face break out in blotches.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to cover or mark with blotches or stains.
╩│blotch, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│blotchy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│blotchier,╕ │blotchiest.╕
┬┌┤ having blotches.
╩│blotchy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│blotchier,╕ │blotchiest.╕
╜│blotter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a piece of blotting paper.
├│ 2. ┤a book for recording happenings or transactions.
├┤ A police station blotter is a record of arrests made
├┤ by policemen.
╩│blotter, ╛╕noun.
╜│blottesque, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ executed with heavy, blotlike touches, as painting.
╩│blottesque, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blotting paper,
┬┌┤ a soft, absorbent paper used to dry writing by
┬┤ soaking up ink.
╩│blotting paper,
╜│blotto, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) very drunk.
╩│blotto, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blouse, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│bloused,╕ │blousing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a loose or fitted upper garment worn by women and
┬┤ children as a part of their outer clothing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She wore a white silk blouse with a blue skirt.┤
├│ 2. ┤a loosely fitting garment for the upper part of
├┤ the body. Sailors wear blouses as part of their
├┤ uniform.
├│ 3. ┤a short, fitted coat, worn as part of a military
├┤ uniform.
├│ 4. ┤a kind of smock reaching to the knees, formerly
├┤ much worn by European peasants and workmen to
├┤ protect their clothes.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to project or hang loosely, as a blouse above the
├┤ belt.
┼╕adj. ╡blouselike.┤
╩│blouse, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│bloused,╕ │blousing.╕
╜│bloused, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤made or fitted like a blouse.
├│ 2. ┤wearing a blouse.
╩│bloused, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blouson, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a blouse gathered at or below the waist by means
┬┤ of a drawstring or elastic, producing a billowy
┬┤ fullness above.
├│ 2. ┤a dress, in one or two pieces, having this effect.
╩│blouson, ╛╕noun.
╜│blousy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│blousier,╕ │blousiest.╕ ╟│= blowzy.
╩│blousy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│blousier,╕ │blousiest.╕ ╟│= blowzy.
╜│blow─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a hard hit; knock; stroke.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boxer struck his opponent a blow that┤
╔┤ ╢knocked him down.┤
├│ 2. ┤a sudden happening that causes misfortune or
├┤ loss; severe shock.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His mother's death was a great blow to him.┤
┴┤ (SYN) calamity, disaster, misfortune.
├│ 3. ┤a sudden attack or assault.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The army struck a swift blow at the enemy.┤
└╕expr. ╡at one blow,┤ ┤by one act or effort.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What it is at one blow to be deserted by a┤
╔┤ ╢lovely and fascinating creature (Dickens).┤
└╕expr. ╡come to blows,┤ ┤to start fighting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After a few harsh words the two boys came to┤
╔┤ ╢blows.┤
└╕expr. ╡strike a blow,┤
├│ a. ┤to hit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to strike a blow in self-defense.┤
├│ b. ┤to cause a setback; inflict harm.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Syria strikes a blow at itself (Manchester┤
╔┤ ╢Guardian Weekly).┤
├│ c. ┤to make an effort to accomplish; advance the
├┤ cause of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to strike a blow for freedom.┤
╩│blow─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│blow─╕ (2), ╛verb, ╞│blew,╕ │blown,╕ │blowing,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to send forth a strong current of air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Blow on the fire or it will goout.┤
├│ 2. ┤to move rapidly or with power; move in a current.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The wind blows in gusts.┤
├│ 3. ┤to be driven or carried by a current of air; move
├┤ before the wind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Dust blew across the road.┤
├│ 4. ┤to make a sound by a current of air or steam.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The whistle blows at noon. Blow, ye bright┤
╔┤ ╢angels, on your golden trumpets (Longfellow).┤
┴┤ (SYN) sound.
├│ 5. ┤to be out of breath.
┴┤ (SYN) pant, puff.
├│ 6. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) to boast; brag.
├│ 7. ┤to melt.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A short circuit caused the fuse to blow.┤
├│ 8. ┤to spout a column of hot, moist air from the
├┤ blowholes, before taking in fresh air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "There she blows!" was the sailor's cry when he┤
╔┤ ╢spotted the whale.┤
├│ 9. ┤(Slang.) to go away.
├│ 10. ┤(Slang, Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤to explode.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Something was bound to blow in that tense┤
╔┤ ╢situation.┤
├│ b. ┤to get very angry; blow up.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to drive or carry by a current of air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The wind blew the curtains. She blew a kiss to┤
╔┤ ╢her mother.┤
├│ 2. ┤to force a current of air into, through, or
├┤ against.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to blow the fire into flame. He blew a whiff┤
╔┤ ╢from his pipe.┤
├│ 3. ┤to empty or clear by forcing air through.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The mechanic blew the gas line in our car.┤
├│ 4a. ┤to form or shape by air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to blow glass.┤
├│ b. ┤to swell with air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to blow bubbles.┤
┴┤ (SYN) inflate.
├│ c. ┤(Figurative.) to puff up.
╔┤ ╢Ex. blown with pride.┤
├│ 5. ┤to cause to make a sound by a current of air or
├┤ steam.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Blow the whistle.┤
├│ 6. ┤to break by an explosion; blow up, open, etc..
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dynamite blew the wall to bits.┤
┴┤ (SYN) shatter.
├│ 7. ┤to melt.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A short circuit will blow a fuse.┤
├│ 8. ┤to allow (steam or the like) to escape forcibly
├┤ with a blowing noise.
├│ 9. ┤to cause to pant; put out of breath.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He blew his horse by riding him hard.┤
├│ 10. ┤(of insects) to lay eggs in.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some flies blow fruit.┤
├│ 11. ┤(Figurative.) to publish or spread (news,
├┤ rumors, or the like).
╔┤ ╢Ex. A rumour wildly blown about (Tennyson).┤
├│ 12. ┤(U.S. Slang, Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤to spend (money) recklessly.
┴┤ (SYN) squander.
├│ b. ┤to spend money on (oneself or another).
╔┤ ╢Ex. I'll blow you to dinner tonight.┤
┴┤ (SYN) treat.
├│ 13. ┤(Slang.)
├│ a. ┤to make a mess of; botch; muff.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The golfer blew a two-foot putt. The actress┤
╔┤ ╢blew her lines.┤
├│ b. ┤to waste or throw away.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The baseball club blew a three-run lead.┤
├│ 14. ┤(Slang.) to play (a musical instrument).
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Oscar blows fine piano," said Kenton (New┤
╔┤ ╢Yorker).┤
├│ 15. ┤(Slang.) to smoke (marijuana).
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the act or fact of forcing air upon, into,
├┤ through, or against something; blast; blowing.
├│ 2. ┤a gale of wind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Last night's big blow brought down several trees.┤
├│ 3. ┤a blowing of a wind instrument; blast.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) a boast; boasting.
├│ 5a. ┤a single operation, or blast, converting a
├┤ quantity of iron into steel by the Bessemer process.
├│ b. ┤the time during which a blast is continued.
├│ c. ┤the quantity of steel involved or made in a
├┤ single operation.
└╕expr. ╡blow away,┤ ┤(U.S. Slang.) to kill or destroy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Like a pack of wolves ... they are looking for┤
╔┤ ╢somebody to blow away (Time).┤
└╕expr. ╡blow hot and cold,┤ ┤to alternate from a favorable
└┤ opinion to an unfavorable one; be changeable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He blows hot and cold about his job.┤
└╕expr. ╡blow in,┤ ┤(Slang.) to appear unexpectedly; drop in.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He blow in on his way to Chicago.┤
└╕expr. ╡blow into,┤ ┤(Slang.) to appear unexpectedly in.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He blew into town.┤
└╕expr. ╡blow off,┤
├│ a. ┤to get rid of (steam, energy, or the like)
├┤ noisily or violently.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... blowing off their superfluous energy in┤
╔┤ ╢singing and shouting (Christian Commonwealth).┤
├│ b. ┤(of steam or the like) to escape noisily or
├┤ violently.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Carburetted gas ... is liable to blow off and┤
╔┤ ╢endanger the lives of hundreds of persons (W. S.┤
╔┤ ╢Jevons).┤
├│ c. ┤(Figurative.) to use up energy, especially excess
├┤ energy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He blew off a lot of steam about excess taxes.┤
└╕expr. ╡blow on,┤ ┤(British Informal.) to penalize.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the umpires blew on one player, and from the┤
╔┤ ╢resulting 40-yard penalty Neville scored the winning┤
╔┤ ╢goal (London Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡blow one's mind.┤ ┤See under ╡mind┤ (1).┤
└╕expr. ╡blow out,┤
├│ a. ┤to put out or be put out by a current of air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He blew out the candle. The candle blew out.┤
├│ b. ┤to suffer a blowout.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The worn tire blew out.┤
├│ c. ┤to have or cause a blowout in.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The impact blew out both front tires.┤
└╕expr. ╡blow over,┤
├│ a. ┤to pass by or over; cease; subside.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The storm has blown over.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to be forgotten.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In time the scandal blew over.┤
└╕expr. ╡blow up,┤
├│ a. ┤to explode.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ammunition ship blew up and sank when it hit┤
╔┤ ╢the rocks.┤
├│ b. ┤to fill with air; inflate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to blow up a bicycle tire.┤
├│ c. ┤(Informal.) to lose one's temper; become very
├┤ angry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The harassed commuter suddenly blew up and began┤
╔┤ ╢to scream at the conductor.┤
├│ d. ┤to become stronger; arise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A storm blew up suddenly.┤
├│ e. ┤to enlarge (a photograph).
╔┤ ╢Ex. By blowing up the picture, he could point out┤
╔┤ ╢many details.┤
╩│blow─╕ (2), ╛verb, ╞│blew,╕ │blown,╕ │blowing,╕ ╛noun.
╜│blow─╕ (3), ╛noun, verb, ╞│blew,╕ │blown,╕ │blowing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a state of blossoming; bloom.
├│ 2. ┤a display of blossoms.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to blossom; bloom.
╩│blow─╕ (3), ╛noun, verb, ╞│blew,╕ │blown,╕ │blowing.╕
╜│blowback, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a backward draft or air current.
├│ 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).┤
╩│blowdown, ╛╕noun.
╜│blow-dry, ╛╕verb, ╞│-dried,╕ │-drying,╕ ╛noun, ╞pl. │-dries.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to dry or style (hair) with a blow dryer.
├│ 2. ┤to blow-dry the hair of.
├╕noun ┤ ┤the act or process of blow-drying the hair.
╩│blow-dry, ╛╕verb, ╞│-dried,╕ │-drying,╕ ╛noun, ╞pl. │-dries.╕
╜│blow dryer,╕
┬┌┤ 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)
╜│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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. blow-proof tires.┤
╩│blow-proof, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blow snake,╕ ╟│= hognose snake.
╩│blow snake,╕ ╟│= hognose snake.
╜│blowsy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│blowsier,╕ │blowsiest.╕ ╟│= blowzy.
╩│blowsy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│blowsier,╕ │blowsiest.╕ ╟│= blowzy.
╜│blowtorch, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small, portable torch that shoots out a very
┬┤ hot flame. A blowtorch is used to melt lead or
┬┤ solder, thaw frozen pipes, and burn off paint.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. Slang.)
├│ a. ┤an airplane having a jet engine.
├│ b. ┤a jet engine.
╩│blowtorch, ╛╕noun.
╜│blowtube, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= blowpipe┤ (def. 3).
├│ 2. ┤╡= blowgun.┤
╩│blowtube, ╛╕noun.
╜│blowup, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an explosion.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal, Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤an outburst of anger.
├│ b. ┤a quarrel.
├│ 3a. ┤an enlargement of a photograph.
├│ b. ┤an expanded version.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The film is ... a blowup of a television show┤
╔┤ ╢(New Yorker).┤
├│ 4. ┤bankruptcy.
╩│blowup, ╛╕noun.
╜│blowy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│blowier,╕ │blowiest.╕
┬┌┤ windy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a blowy day.┤ ╡-blowiness,┤┤ n.
╩│blowy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│blowier,╕ │blowiest.╕
╜│blowze, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(British Dialect.) a fat, red-faced, and
┬┤ coarse-looking or untidy woman.
├│ 2. ┤(British Dialect.) a blowzy condition.
╩│blowze, ╛╕noun.
╜│blowzed, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= blowzy.
╩│blowzed, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= blowzy.
╜│blowzy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│blowzier,╕ │blowziest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤lacking neatness; untidy; disheveled.
╔┤ ╢Ex. blowzy hair.┤
┴┤ (SYN) unkempt, frowzy, slatternly, slovenly.
├│ 2. ┤red-faced and coarse-looking. Also, ╡blowsy,┤
├╡ ╡blousy.┤
┼╕adv. ╡blowzily.┤
┼╕noun ╡blowziness.┤
╩│blowzy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│blowzier,╕ │blowziest.╕
╜│bls.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤bales.
├│ 2. ┤barrels.
╩│bls.,╕
╜│B.L.S.,╕
┬┌┤ Bachelor of Library Science.
╩│B.L.S.,╕
╜│blub, ╛╕intransitive verb, transitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│blubbed,╕ │blubbing.╕ ╟│= blubber.
╩│blub, ╛╕intransitive verb, transitive verb,
╜│blubber, ╛╕noun, verb, adjective.
┬┌╕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.
├│ 2. ┤having a dull-bluish color; livid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His hands were blue from cold.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) sad; discouraged; gloomy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I felt blue when I failed.┤
┴┤ (SYN) depressed, despondent, dejected, low-spirited,
┴┤ dismayed.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) cheerless; dismal; dispiriting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The future looks rather blue.┤
├│ 5. ┤strict in morals or religion; puritanical.
├│ 6. ┤somewhat improper; indecent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a blue joke, a blue movie.┤
├│ 7. ┤of or in the style of the blues.
╔┤ ╢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,
╜│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.
╩│bluebell, ╛╕noun.
╜│bluebells, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the lungwort of North America.
╩│bluebells, ╛╕noun.
╜│blueberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-ried,╕ │-rying.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a small, sweet, blue berry which tastes much like
┬┤ the huckleberry but has smaller seeds.
├│ 2. ┤the shrub that it grows on. Blueberries belong to
├┤ the heath family.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to search for or gather blueberries.
╩│blueberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-ried,╕ │-rying.╕
╜│bluebill, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a scaup duck.
╩│bluebill, ╛╕noun.
╜│bluebird, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│blue dun,╕
╜│blue earth,╕
┬┌┤ blue ground; kimberlite.
╩│blue earth,╕
╜│blue-eyed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having eyes with a blue iris.
├│ 2. ┤(British Informal.) treated preferentially;
├┤ favorite.
╔┤ ╢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)
╜│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
╜│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.
└╕expr. ╡the blues,┤ ┤(Informal.) low spirits; melancholy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A rainy day always gives me the blues.┤
┼╕adj. ╡blueslike.┤
╩│blues, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│blue shark,╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. blue-sky legislation, blue-sky regulations.┤
├│ 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.
╩│blunderbuss, ╛╕noun.
╜│blunderhead, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a blundering, stupid person.
╩│blunderhead, ╛╕noun.
╜│blundering, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ bungling; clumsy.
┼╕adv. ╡blunderingly.┤
╩│blundering, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blunge, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│blunged,╕ │blunging.╕
┬┌┤ to mix (clay, powdered flint, etc.) with water.
╩│blunge, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│blunged,╕ │blunging.╕
╜│blunger, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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)
╜│boarhound, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large dog used for hunting wild boars, such as a
┬┤ Great Dane.
╩│boarhound, ╛╕noun.
╜│boarish, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= swinish. ╞╕│-boarishly,╕ ╛adverb.
┼┌╕noun ╡boarishness.┤
╩│boarish, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= swinish. ╞╕│-boarishly,╕ ╛adverb.
╜│boart, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bort.
╩│boart, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bort.
╜│boast─╕ (1), ╛verb, noun.
┬┌╕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).
╩│bobolink, ╛╕noun.
╜│bob skate,╕
┬┌┤ a skate with two runners.
╩│bob skate,╕
╜│bobsled, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-sledded,╕ │-sledding.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a long sled with two sets of runners and a
┬┤ continuous seat. It has a steering wheel and brakes.
├│ 2. ┤two short sleds fastened together by a plank.
├│ 3. ┤either of the short sleds.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to ride on a bobsled.
┼╕noun ╡bobsledder.┤
╩│bobsled, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-sledded,╕ │-sledding.╕
╜│bobsledding, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the act or sport of riding on a bobsled.
╩│bobsledding, ╛╕noun.
╜│bobsleigh, ╛╕noun, intransitive verb, ╞│-sleighed,╕
╞┌│ │-sleighing.╕ ╟│= bobsled.
╩│bobsleigh, ╛╕noun, intransitive verb, ╞│-sleighed,╕
╜│bobstay, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a rope or chain to hold a bowsprit down.
╩│bobstay, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bob's your uncle,
┬┌┤ (British Informal.) you know the rest; that's all
┬┤ there is to it.
╩│Bob's your uncle,
╜│bobtail, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a short tail, or a tail cut short.
├│ 2. ┤an animal having such a tail.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having such a tail.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) cut short or incomplete.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chances favor a "bobtail" bill wrapping up pet┤
╔┤ ╢schemes (Wall Street Journal).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to cut short the tail of.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to cut short sometimes, so as to
├┤ make incomplete.
╩│bobtail, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
╜│bobtailed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having a bobtail.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) cut short; curtailed.
╩│bobtailed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bobtailed disease,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) ╡= alkali disease.┤
╩│bobtailed disease,╕
╜│bob veal,╕
┬┌┤ veal from an immature calf.
╩│bob veal,╕
╜│bobwhite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an American quail that has a grayish body with brown
┬┤ and white markings. Its call is supposed to sound
┬┤ somewhat like its name.
╩│bobwhite, ╛╕noun.
╜│bocaccio, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cios╕ or (collectively) │-cio.╕
┬┌┤ a large, edible California rockfish.
╩│bocaccio, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cios╕ or (collectively) │-cio.╕
╜│bocage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤woodland; boscage.
├│ 2. ┤a background of foliage, trees, or other
├┤ vegetation, supporting earthenware or ceramic
├┤ figures.
╩│bocage, ╛╕noun.
╜│bocal, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the mouthpiece of a brass musical instrument.
╩│bocal, ╛╕noun.
╜│bocce, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Italian.) boccie.
╩│bocce, ╛╕noun.
╜│boccie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an Italian form of the game of bowls, played
┬┤ outdoors on a narrow, enclosed court.
╩│boccie, ╛╕noun.
╜│Boche┐╕ or │boche, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Unfriendly Use.)
├│ 1. ┤a German soldier.
├│ 2. ┤any German.
╩│Boche┐╕ or │boche, ╛╕noun.
╜│bock beer┐,╕ or │bock, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a strong, dark-colored, rather sweet beer, usually
┬┤ brewed in the winter for use in the spring.
╩│bock beer┐,╕ or │bock, ╛╕noun.
╜│bocor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Haitian Creole.) a sorcerer or medicine man.
╩│bocor, ╛╕noun.
╜│bod, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British Slang.) a person; fellow; chap.
╩│bod, ╛╕noun.
╜│BOD╕ (no periods)┐ or │B.O.D.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤biochemical oxygen demand.
├│ 2. ┤biological oxygen demand.
╩│BOD╕ (no periods)┐ or │B.O.D.,╕
╜│bodacious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) reckless.
┼╕adv. ╡bodaciously.┤
┼╕noun ╡bodaciousness.┤
╩│bodacious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bodark, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bodock.
╩│bodark, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bodock.
╜│bode─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│boded,╕ │boding.╕
┬┌┤ 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).┤
╩│bode─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│bode─╕ (2), ╛verb.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│Bodoni Book,╕
╜│body, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bodies,╕ ╛verb, ╞│bodied,╕ │bodying.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the whole material or physical part of a person,
┬┤ animal, or plant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This boy has a strong, healthy body.┤
├│ 2. ┤the main part of an animal from which other
├┤ parts, such as the head, limbs, or tail, stick out.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dog rolled over and scratched its body on┤
╔┤ ╢the grass.┤
┴┤ (SYN) torso.
├│ 3. ┤the main part of anything, such as the nave of a
├┤ church, the hull of a ship, or the part of a vehicle
├┤ that holds the passengers or the load.
├│ 4. ┤the fuselage of an aircraft.
├│ 5a. ┤the main part of a speech or document, minus the
├┤ introduction, appendix, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the body of a will.┤
├│ b. ┤the part of a news story following and enlarging
├┤ on the lead.
├│ 6. ┤a group of persons or things considered together.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a body of laws, a body of soldiers. A large body┤
╔┤ ╢of children sang in the school program. Congress is┤
╔┤ ╢the lawmaking body of our government.┤
┴┤ (SYN) aggregate, corpus.
├│ 7. ┤(Informal or Dialect.) a person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She is a good-natured body.┤
├│ 8. ┤a dead person or animal; corpse.
├│ 9. ┤a portion of matter; mass.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A lake is a body of water. The moon, the sun,┤
╔┤ ╢and the stars are heavenly bodies.┤
├│ 10. ┤substantial quality; substance; matter; density.
╔┤ ╢Ex. wine or cloth of good body. Thick soup has more┤
╔┤ ╢body than thin soup.┤
┴┤ (SYN) bulk.
├│ 11. ┤that part of a garment which covers the trunk
├┤ above the waist.
├│ 12. ┤(Printing.) the base on which a letter or face
├┤ is cut or cast; the breadth of the shank, which is
├┤ the same throughout the font.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an 8-point face on a 9-point body.┤
├│ 13. ┤(Law.) a corporation, technically regarded as a
├┤ person; body corporate.
├│ 14. ┤(Obsolete.) a geometric figure of three
├┤ dimensions; a solid.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to provide with a body; embody.
├│ 2. ┤to give substance or density to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The most important application of these new clay┤
╔┤ ╢compounds is ... to 'body' lubricating oils (Science┤
╔┤ ╢News).┤
├│ 3. ┤╡= body forth ┤(see idiom below).┤
└╕expr. ╡body forth,┤
├│ a. ┤to give a real form to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The committee bodied forth its findings in an┤
╔┤ ╢official report.┤
├│ b. ┤to be a sign of; represent; typify.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Both as egoist and as patriot M. de Lesseps┤
╔┤ ╢bodies forth the age (Spectator).┤
└╕expr. ╡in a body,┤ ┤as a unit; in a group; all together.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The old management was swept out of office,┤
╔┤ ╢virtually in a body (Canadian Saturday Night).┤
└╕expr. ╡keep body and soul together,┤ ┤to keep barely alive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The poor farmer's stock of food was barely┤
╔┤ ╢enough to keep body and soul together through the┤
╔┤ ╢long winter.┤
└╕expr. ╡over one's dead body,┤ ┤(Informal.) against one's
└┤ determined opposition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Harold Wilson is on record as saying that┤
╔┤ ╢grammar schools will be abolished "over my dead┤
╔┤ ╢body" (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
╩│body, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bodies,╕ ╛verb, ╞│bodied,╕ │bodying.╕
╜│body blow,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a blow to the body, in boxing or fighting.
├│ 2. ┤a serious setback.
╩│body blow,╕
╜│body build┐,╕ or │body-build, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ bodily structure, build, or physique.
╩│body build┐,╕ or │body-build, ╛╕noun.
╜│body burden,╕
┬┌┤ radioactive or other toxic material absorbed in an
┬┤ individual's system.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Lead ... has always been one of the "body┤
╔┤ ╢burdens" that all of us carry around with us,┤
╔┤ ╢because it settles in our bones (Edith Iglauer).┤
╩│body burden,╕
╜│body cavity,╕
┬┌┤ the central cavity of the body, as distinguished
┬┤ from special cavities or those of particular organs.
╩│body cavity,╕
╜│body cell,╕
┬┌┤ a somatic cell.
╩│body cell,╕
╜│body-centered, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Crystallography.) having cubic crystals with atoms
┬┤ at each corner and in the center of the cube of a
┬┤ crystalline structure.
╩│body-centered, ╛╕adjective.
╜│body check,╕
┬┌┤ a defensive play, especially in ice hockey, in which
┬┤ a player attempts to throw the carrier of the puck
┬┤ off stride by bumping him with his body.
╩│body check,╕
╜│body-check, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ to check or block with the body, especially in ice
┬┤ hockey.
╩│body-check, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb.
╜│body clock,╕
┬┌┤ 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.┤
├┤ Also, ╡bogey,┤ ╡bogie,┤ ╡bogle.┤
╩│bogy─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-gies.╕
╜│bogy─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-gies.╕ ╟│= bogie╕ (2).
╩│bogy─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-gies.╕ ╟│= bogie╕ (2).
╜│bogyman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕ ╟│= bogy╕ (1).
╩│bogyman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕ ╟│= bogy╕ (1).
╜│bohea, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│boil-off, ╛╕noun.
╜│bois, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a wood; a tract of woodland.
├│ 2. ┤wood or timber.
╩│bois, ╛╕noun.
╜│bois brule,
┬┌┤ (Canadian.) a half-breed Indian; metis.
╩│bois brule,
╜│bois d'arc, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bois d'arcs╕ or │bois d'arc.╕
╟┌│ ╟│= Osage orange.
╩│bois d'arc, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bois d'arcs╕ or │bois d'arc.╕
╜│boiserie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a wood panel or panels decoratively carved.
╩│boiserie, ╛╕noun.
╜│boisterous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤noisily cheerful.
╔┤ ╢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.┤
┴┤ (SYN) definite, pronounced, stark, free, clear.
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) vigorous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bold imagination.┤
├│ 5. ┤steep; abrupt.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bold cliffs overlooked the sea.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Printing.) bold-faced.
├│ 7. ┤(Obsolete.) confident.
├╕noun ┤ ┤(Printing.) boldface.
└╕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.
╩│bolo punch,
╜│Bolshevik, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │Bolsheviks,╕ │Bolsheviki,╕
╛┌╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕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.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of the Bolsheviks or Bolshevism.
├│ 2. ┤Also, ╡bolshevik.┤ (Figurative.) extremely radical.
╩│Bolshevik, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │Bolsheviks,╕ │Bolsheviki,╕
╜│Bolshevism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the doctrines and methods of the Bolsheviks.
├│ 2. ┤Also, ╡bolshevism.┤ (Figurative.) extreme
├┤ radicalism.
╩│Bolshevism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bolshevist┐╕ or │bolshevist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╟┌│ ╟│= Bolshevik.
╩│Bolshevist┐╕ or │bolshevist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Bolshevistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or like Bolsheviks or Bolshevism.
├│ 2. ┤Also, ╡bolshevistic.┤ (Figurative.) extremely
├┤ radical.
┼╕adv. ╡Bolshevistically,┤ ╡bolshevistically.┤
╩│Bolshevistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Bolshevize┐╕ or │bolshevize, ╛╕transitive verb,
╛┌╕ intransitive verb, ╞│-vized,╕ │-vizing.╕
┬┌┤ to make or become Bolshevistic.
┼╕noun ╡Bolshevization,┤ ╡bolshevization.┤
╩│Bolshevize┐╕ or │bolshevize, ╛╕transitive verb,
╜│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.
╩│bolter─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│bolter─╕ (3), ╛transitive verb, intransitive verb.
╟┌│ ╟│= balter.
╩│bolter─╕ (3), ╛transitive verb, intransitive verb.
╜│bolthead, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the head of a bolt.
├│ 2. ┤(formerly) a round or oval matrass.
╩│bolthead, ╛╕noun.
╜│bolt-hole, ╛╕noun. ╟│= loophole.
╩│bolt-hole, ╛╕noun. ╟│= loophole.
╜│bolting cloth,
┬┌│ 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.
╩│bombilla, ╛╕noun.
╜│bombinate, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-nated,╕ │-nating.╕
┬┌┤ to hum; buzz.
┼╕noun ╡bombination.┤
╩│bombinate, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-nated,╕ │-nating.╕
╜│bombing run, ╟= bomb run.
╩│bombing run, ╟= bomb run.
╜│bomb ketch,╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│bonder, ╛╕noun.
╜│bonderize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ to put a protective coating on iron, steel, zinc,
┬┤ cadmium, or aluminum surfaces.
╩│bonderize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│bondholder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who owns a bond or bonds issued by a
┬┤ government or company; a creditor as distinguished
┬┤ from an owner (stockholder).
╩│bondholder, ╛╕noun.
╜│bondieuserie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ religious art work or artistry of inferior quality.
╩│bondieuserie, ╛╕noun.
╜│bondmaid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a girl or woman slave.
╩│bondmaid, ╛╕noun.
╜│bondman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a slave.
├│ 2. ┤a person who belonged with the land and was sold
├┤ with it in the Middle Ages; serf; villein.
╩│bondman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│bond paper,╕
┬┌┤ paper of superior manufacture, especially paper with
┬┤ a high rag content.
╩│bond paper,╕
╜│bond servant,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a servant who must work for a period without pay.
├│ 2. ┤a slave.
╩│bond servant,╕
╜│bondslave, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who is in bondage or slavery.
╩│bondslave, ╛╕noun.
╜│bondsman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who becomes responsible for another by
┬┤ giving a bond.
├│ 2. ┤a bondman.
╩│bondsman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│bondstone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a stone extending through or partly through a wall,
┬┤ serving as a bond.
╩│bondstone, ╛╕noun.
╜│bonduc, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a tropical shrub of the pea family with hard, gray
┬┤ seeds called "nicker nuts," which are used as beads;
┬┤ nicker.
╩│bonduc, ╛╕noun.
╜│bondwoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕
┬┌┤ a woman bondman.
╩│bondwoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕
╜│bone, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│boned,╕ │boning,╕ ╛adjective,
╛┌╕ adverb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤one of the pieces of the skeleton of an animal
┬┤ with a backbone.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the bones of the hand, a beef bone for soup.┤
├│ 2. ┤the hard substance of which bones are made. It
├┤ consists of animal matter, ossein, and carbonate and
├┤ phosphate of lime in varying proportions.
├│ 3. ┤something like bone. Ivory is sometimes called
├┤ bone.
├│ 4. ┤any article manufactured of bone, ivory, or
├┤ whalebone, especially a strip of whalebone used to
├┤ stiffen garments.
├│ 5. ┤a pale beige.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to take bones out of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We boned the fish before eating it.┤
├│ 2. ┤to stiffen (garments) by putting in strips of
├┤ whalebone, steel, or other springy material.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to apply oneself diligently or determinedly.
├│ 2. ┤(Slang.) to study hard.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤pale-beige.
├╕adv. ┤ ┤completely; totally; utterly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a Europe weary, bone weary, of the wars (Wall┤
╔┤ ╢Street Journal).┤
└╕expr. ╡bones,┤
├│ a. ┤(U.S. Slang.) dice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. On the board he whirled a pair of bones (John┤
╔┤ ╢Skelton).┤
├│ b. ┤wooden clappers used in keeping time to music,
├┤ especially as an accompaniment to a banjo or similar
├┤ instrument.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Amateur negro melodists ... thumbed the banjo┤
╔┤ ╢and rattled the bones (London Times).┤
├│ c. ┤(sing. in use) an end man in a minstrel show,
├┤ sometimes called "Mr. Bones"; a performer on the
├┤ bones.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A single row of negro minstrels seated on chairs┤
╔┤ ╢... while at the end [is] Bones (Saturday Review).┤
├│ d. ┤skeleton.
╔┤ ╢Ex. nothing but skin and bones.┤
├│ e. ┤bodily frame; body; person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Night hangs upon mine eyes, my bones would rest┤
╔┤ ╢(Shakespeare).┤
└╕expr. ╡bone up on,┤ ┤to become familiar with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bone up on medieval art.┤
└╕expr. ╡feel┤ (or ╡feel it┤) ╡in one's bones,┤ ┤to have a sure
└┤ intuition of (something); feel certain about
└┤ (something).
╔┤ ╢Ex. I felt in my bones no good could come of it (J.┤
╔┤ ╢H. Beadle).┤
└╕expr. ╡have a bone to pick,┤ ┤to have cause for argument or
└┤ complaint.
└╕expr. ╡make no bones about,┤ ┤(Informal.) to show no
└┤ hesitation about; acknowledge readily.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The town's teenagers make no bones about their┤
╔┤ ╢displeasure with the curfew (Parade).┤
└╕expr. ╡near the bone,┤
├│ a. ┤very exacting or mean.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The captain's unreasonably stern ideas of┤
╔┤ ╢discipline were too near the bone and the crew┤
╔┤ ╢rebelled.┤
├│ b. ┤almost obscene.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The story was very near the bone and most┤
╔┤ ╢embarrassing.┤
└╕expr. ╡throw a bone,┤ ┤to grant a concession so as to soothe
└┤ or quiet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was also quick to throw a bone in the┤
╔┤ ╢workers' direction, ordering the minimum wage ...┤
╔┤ ╢doubled immediately (Time).┤
└╕expr. ╡to the bone,┤
├│ a. ┤so as to strike the bone.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He cut his finger to the bone.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to the limit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He slashed his expenditures to the bone, living┤
╔┤ ╢like a pauper.┤
┼╕adj. ╡boneless.┤
┼╕adv. ╡bonelessly.┤
┼╕adj. ╡bonelike.┤
╩│bone, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│boned,╕ │boning,╕ ╛adjective,
╜│bone ash,╕
┬┌┤ phosphate of lime.
╩│bone ash,╕
╜│boneblack, ╛╕noun, ┐or │bone black,╕
┬┌┤ 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)
╜│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)
╜│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.
╩│bonze, ╛╕noun.
╜│bonzer, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Australian Slang.) excellent; extremely good.
╩│bonzer, ╛╕adjective.
╜│boo─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │boos,╕ ╛interjection, verb,
╞┌│ ╞│booed,╕ │booing.╕
┬┌╕noun, interj. ┤ ┤a sound made to show dislike or contempt, or
┬┤ to frighten.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Boos were heard from those who didn't like the┤
╔┤ ╢concert (n.). We were frightened when he jumped out┤
╔┤ ╢shouting, "Boo!" (interj.).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to make such a sound.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to shout "boo" at.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He sang so badly that the audience booed him.┤
┼╕noun ╡booer.┤
╩│boo─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │boos,╕ ╛interjection, verb,
╜│boo─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) marijuana.
╩│boo─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│boob, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ (Slang.) │1. ┤a stupid person; fool; dunce.
├│ 2. ┤a blunder; mistake.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to blunder.
╩│boob, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│boobird, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a sports fan who boos members of the
┬┤ team he roots for when they play poorly.
╩│boobird, ╛╕noun.
╜│booboisie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) boobs as a class or group.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He [H. L. Mencken] made the American public,┤
╔┤ ╢which he called the "booboisie," the special target┤
╔┤ ╢of his criticism (I. W. Cole).┤
╩│booboisie, ╛╕noun.
╜│boo-boo, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a foolish blunder.
╩│boo-boo, ╛╕noun.
╜│boobook owl,
┬┌┤ a small Australian owl of a rusty red color.
╩│boobook owl,
╜│boob tube,╕
┬┌┤ (Slang.) a television set.
╩│boob tube,╕
╜│booby, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a stupid person; fool; dunce.
├│ 2. ┤Also, ╡booby gannet.┤ a kind of large, tropical or
├┤ subtropical sea bird. Boobies belong to the gannet
├┤ family.
├│ 3. ┤the person or team that does the worst in a
├┤ contest or game.
╩│booby, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bies.╕
╜│booby hatch,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small, wooden cover for a hatchway or
┬┤ companionway on a boat.
├│ 2. ┤(Slang.) an insane asylum.
╩│booby hatch,╕
╜│booby prize,╕
┬┌┤ a prize given to the person or team that does the
┬┤ worst in a game or contest.
╩│booby prize,╕
╜│booby trap,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a bomb or mine arranged to explode when a
┬┤ harmless-looking object to which it is attached is
┬┤ touched or moved by an unsuspecting person.
├│ 2. ┤a trick arranged to annoy some unsuspecting
├┤ person.
╩│booby trap,╕
╜│booby-trap, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-trapped,╕ │-trapping.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤╡= booby trap.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to catch with or as if with a booby trap.
╩│booby-trap, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-trapped,╕ │-trapping.╕
╜│boodle, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-dled,╕ │-dling.╕
┬┌┤ (Slang.)
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤(U.S.) money from bribes; graft.
├│ 2. ┤a group of people or things; caboodle, used
├┤ especially in the phrase
╔┤ ╢Ex. the whole kit and boodle.┤
├│ 3. ┤counterfeit money.
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤(U.S.) to bribe; practice bribery.
┼╕noun ╡boodler.┤
╩│boodle, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-dled,╕ │-dling.╕
╜│boogaloo, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤a dance in two-beat rhythm, performed with shuffling
├┤ feet, swiveling motions, and rotation of shoulders
├┤ and hips.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to dance the boogaloo.
╩│boogaloo, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│boogie, ╛╕noun. ╟│= boogie-woogie.╕
╩│boogie, ╛╕noun. ╟│= boogie-woogie.╕
╜│boogie beat,╕
┬┌┤ the rhythm of boogie-woogie.
╩│boogie beat,╕
╜│boogie-woogie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a form of blues played especially on the piano,
┬┤ marked by a repeating bass rhythm under a freely and
┬┤ elaborately varied, syncopated melody.
╩│boogie-woogie, ╛╕noun.
╜│boohoo, ╛╕verb, ╞│-hooed,╕ │-hooing,╕ ╛noun, ╞pl. │-hoos,╕
╛┌╕ ╛interjection.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ ┤to cry loudly; weep noisily.
├╕noun ┤ ┤noisy weeping.
├╕interj. ┤ ┤loud crying.
╩│boohoo, ╛╕verb, ╞│-hooed,╕ │-hooing,╕ ╛noun, ╞pl. │-hoos,╕
╜│book, ╛╕noun, verb, adjective.
┬┌╕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.
╩│bookworm, ╛╕noun.
╜│booky, ╛╕adjective, ╞│bookier,╕ │bookiest.╕ ╟│= bookish.
╩│booky, ╛╕adjective, ╞│bookier,╕ │bookiest.╕ ╟│= bookish.
╜│Boolean┐╕ or │Boolian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with Boolean algebra.
╩│Boolean┐╕ or │Boolian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Boolean┐╕ or │Boolian algebra,╕
┬┌┤ 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.┤
╩│bootlace, ╛╕noun.
╜│bootleg, ╛╕verb, ╞│-legged,╕ │-legging,╕ ╛adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to sell, transport, or make unlawfully.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bootlegging liquor across the state line.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤sold, transported, or made unlawfully.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bootleg liquor.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤goods, especially alcoholic liquor, sold,
├┤ transported, or made unlawfully.
┼╕noun ╡bootlegger.┤
╩│bootleg, ╛╕verb, ╞│-legged,╕ │-legging,╕ ╛adjective, noun.
╜│bootless─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ without shoes or boots.
╩│bootless─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
╜│bootless─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ of no benefit or profit; useless.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Doth not Brutus bootless kneel? (Shakespeare).┤
┴┤ (SYN) unavailing, unsuccessful, fruitless, futile,
┴┤ vain.
┼╕adv. ╡bootlessly.┤
┼╕noun ╡bootlessness.┤
╩│bootless─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
╜│bootlick,
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to curry favor with; toady to.
├╕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.
├│ 2. ┤the control of politics by bosses.
╩│bossdom, ╛╕noun.
╜│bossism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) control by political bosses.
╩│bossism, ╛╕noun.
╜│bossy─╕ (1), ╛adjective, ╞│bossier,╕ │bossiest.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) fond of telling others what to do and
┬┤ how to do it; domineering.
┼╕noun ╡bossiness.┤
╩│bossy─╕ (1), ╛adjective, ╞│bossier,╕ │bossiest.╕
╜│bossy─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│Boswellian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Boswellize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ to write about in the style or manner of James
┬┤ Boswell.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One can't help regretting that Adams never had┤
╔┤ ╢the time to Boswellize himself and his era (New┤
╔┤ ╢Yorker).┤
╩│Boswellize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│bot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│botfly, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-flies.╕
╜│both, ╛╕adjective, pronoun, adverb, conjunction.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤the two; the one and the other.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Both houses are white.┤
├╕pron. ┤ ┤the two together.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Both belong to him.┤
├╕adv. ┤ ┤together or alike; equally.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He fears and hopes both at once.┤
├╕conj. ┤ ┤together; alike; equally.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is both strong and healthy.┤
╩│both, ╛╕adjective, pronoun, adverb, conjunction.
╜│bother, ╛╕noun, verb, interjection.
┬┌╕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.┤
└╕expr. ╡the bottle,┤ ┤(Slang.) intoxicating liquor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The former alcoholic made up his mind to stay┤
╔┤ ╢away from the bottle and he succeeded.┤
┼╕adj. ╡bottlelike.┤
╩│bottle─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│-tled,╕ │-tling.╕
╜│bottle─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (British Dialect.) a bundle, such as one of hay or
┬┤ straw.
╩│bottle─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│bottle baby,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an infant who is bottle-fed rather than
┬┤ breast-fed.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. Slang.) a person who drinks too much
├┤ alcoholic liquor.
╩│bottle baby,╕
╜│bottlebrush, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various plants, such as the mare's-tail
┬┤ or certain horsetails, that look like thin brushes.
╩│bottlebrush, ╛╕noun.
╜│bottle club,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a private club at which alcoholic drinks are
┬┤ served after the legal closing hours of public bars.
╩│bottle club,╕
╜│bottled gas,
┬┌┤ butane, propane, or a similar gas liquefied and
┬┤ stored under pressure in portable tanks.
╩│bottled gas,
╜│bottled in bond,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) untaxed during government-supervised storage
┬┤ of bottled whiskey.
╩│bottled in bond,╕
╜│bottle-feed, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-fed,╕ │-feeding.╕
┬┌┤ to feed (a baby or young animal) with a bottle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Visitors are invited to cuddle newborn calves┤
╔┤ ╢and bottle-feed kids (Harper's).┤
╩│bottle-feed, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-fed,╕ │-feeding.╕
╜│bottleful, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fuls.╕
┬┌┤ as much as a bottle will hold.
╩│bottleful, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fuls.╕
╜│bottle gentian,╕ ╟│= closed gentian.
╩│bottle gentian,╕ ╟│= closed gentian.
╜│bottle gourd,╕
┬┌┤ 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.┤
┼╕adv. ╡bountifully.┤
┼╕noun ╡bountifulness.┤
╩│bountiful, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bounty, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕, ╛verb, ╞│-tied,╕ │-tying.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤whatever is given freely; generous gift.
├│ 2. ┤generosity in bestowing gifts.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the bounty of Providence, the bounty of Nature.┤
┴┤ (SYN) liberality, munificence.
├│ 3. ┤a reward.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In the early days of the West many states paid a┤
╔┤ ╢bounty for captured criminals.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to give a bounty to.
├│ 2. ┤to pay for with a bounty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bobcat is often regarded as a predator and┤
╔┤ ╢is bountied (New York Times).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to give out as bounty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. For every pound ... we were bountying out this┤
╔┤ ╢year we shall get back thirty bob in trade (Punch).┤
╩│bounty, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕, ╛verb, ╞│-tied,╕ │-tying.╕
╜│bounty hunter,╕
┬┌┤ 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).┤
├│ 2. ┤a market town.
╩│bourg, ╛╕noun.
╜│bourgeois─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-geois,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕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).┤
╩│bourgeois─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-geois,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│bourgeois─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a size of type between brevier and long primer; 9
┬┤ point.
╩│bourgeois─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│bourgeoise, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bourgeoises,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ feminine of ╡bourgeois┤ (1).
╔┤ ╢Ex. De Baudricourt reminds Poulengey that "she's not┤
╔┤ ╢a farm wench, she's a bourgeoise" (Punch).┤
╩│bourgeoise, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bourgeoises,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│bourgeoisie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the middle class.
├│ 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.
╩│bourgeoisie, ╛╕noun.
╜│bourgeoisify, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-fied,╕ │-fying.╕
┬┌┤ to change to bourgeois characteristics or values;
┬┤ turn bourgeois.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... Castro's Cuba and Mao's China, countries┤
╔┤ ╢where the popular revolution has not yet become┤
╔┤ ╢"bourgeoisified" (Atlantic).┤
┼╕noun ╡bourgeoisification.┤
╩│bourgeoisify, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-fied,╕ │-fying.╕
╜│bourgeon, ╛╕noun, intransitive verb, transitive
╛┌╕ verb. ╟│= burgeon.
╩│bourgeon, ╛╕noun, intransitive verb, transitive
╜│bourkha, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│Bourse, ╛╕noun.
╜│bourtree, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish,) a common European elder tree.
╩│bourtree, ╛╕noun.
╜│bouse─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb, ╞│boused,╕ │bousing.╕
┬┌┤ (Nautical.) to pull up or about with tackle. Also,
┬╡ ╡bowse.┤
╩│bouse─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb, ╞│boused,╕ │bousing.╕
╜│bouse─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb, ╞│boused,╕ │bousing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤(Informal.) alcoholic liquor; drink; booze.
├│ 2. ┤a drinking bout.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to drink to excess. Also, ╡bowse.┤
╩│bouse─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb, ╞│boused,╕ │bousing.╕
╜│boustrophedon, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕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.
╩│Bowditch, ╛╕noun.
╜│bowdlerism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the practice of bowdlerizing; bowdlerization.
╩│bowdlerism, ╛╕noun.
╜│bowdlerize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ 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).┤
┼╕noun ╡bowdlerization.┤
┼╕noun ╡bowdlerizer.┤
╩│bowdlerize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│bowdrill, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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
╜│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).┤
╩│bow saw,
╜│bowse─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb, ╞│bowsed,╕ │bowsing.╕
╟┌│ ╟│= bouse╕ (1);
╩│bowse─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb, ╞│bowsed,╕ │bowsing.╕
╜│bowse─╕ (2), ╛noun, intransitive verb, ╞│bowsed,╕
╞┌│ │bowsing.╕ ╟│= bouse╕ (2);
╩│bowse─╕ (2), ╛noun, intransitive verb, ╞│bowsed,╕
╜│bowser, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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,╕
╜│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.
└╕expr. ╡boxes,┤ ┤the occupants of a theater box.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boxes applauded her.┤
└╕expr. ╡box the compass.┤ ┤See under ╡compass.┤┤
└╕expr. ╡box up┤ (╡in┤), ┤to shut in; keep in; confine.
╔┤ ╢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)
╜│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.
├│ 2. ┤armlike.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the brachial appendages of a starfish.┤
╩│brachial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brachiate, ╛╕adjective, verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤(Botany.) having widely spreading branches.
├│ 2. ┤(Zoology.) having brachia or armlike appendages,
├┤ as a crinoid.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to move by swinging from branch to branch with the
├┤ arms; advance by brachiation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... brachiating from handhold to handhold like┤
╔┤ ╢chimpanzees in a jungle (Time).┤
╩│brachiate, ╛╕adjective, verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
╜│brachiation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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).┤
╩│brachycephalic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brachycephalous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= brachycephalic.
╩│brachycephalous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= brachycephalic.
╜│brachycephaly, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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).┤
╩│brae, ╛╕noun.
╜│brag, ╛╕verb, ╞│bragged,╕ │bragging,╕ ╛noun, adjective,
╞┌│ ╞│bragger,╕ │braggest.╕
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ ┤to praise oneself or what one has; boast.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He bragged about his new car.┤
┴┤ (SYN) vaunt.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to boast of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He brags his service (Shakespeare).┤
┴┤ (SYN) vaunt.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a boast.
├│ 2. ┤boasting talk; boastfulness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His brag was tiresome to listen to.┤
├│ 3. ┤a thing that is boasted of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Beauty is nature's brag (Milton).┤
├│ 4. ┤a boaster; braggart.
├│ 5. ┤a card game similar to poker, played by bluffing
├┤ and bragging.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤that is boasted of; very fine or excellent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a brag horse.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) boastful; bragging.
╩│brag, ╛╕verb, ╞│bragged,╕ │bragging,╕ ╛noun, adjective,
╜│Brage, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Bragi.
╩│Brage, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Bragi.
╜│braggadocio, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cios.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a boasting; bragging.
├│ 2. ┤a boaster; braggart.
╩│braggadocio, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cios.╕
╜│braggart, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a person who brags; boaster.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤bragging; boastful.
╩│braggart, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│braggartism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the ways of a braggart.
╩│braggartism, ╛╕noun.
╜│bragger, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who brags; boaster.
╩│bragger, ╛╕noun.
╜│braggy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-gier,╕ │-giest.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) bragging; boastful.
╩│braggy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-gier,╕ │-giest.╕
╜│brag-hard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Dialect.) braggart.
╩│brag-hard, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bragi, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (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,╕
╜│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).┤
├│ 5. ┤(Slang.) a very intelligent person.
├│ 6. ┤Often, ╡brains.┤ (Figurative.) intellectual power;
├┤ mind; intelligence.
╔┤ ╢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).┤
╩│brain drain,╕
╜│brain-drain, ╛╕intransitive verb, transitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) to emigrate, or be induced to emigrate,
┬┤ to a place with more favorable job opportunities.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [He is] an Englishman brain-drained to the US┤
╔┤ ╢some 10 years ago (New Scientist).┤
┼╕noun ╡brain-drainer.┤
╩│brain-drain, ╛╕intransitive verb, transitive verb.
╜│-brained,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.┤) having a ______ brain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mad-brained = having a mad brain.┤
╩│-brained,╕
╜│brain fever,╕
┬┌┤ cerebrospinal meningitis or encephalitis.
╩│brain fever,╕
╜│brainish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Obsolete.) headstrong.
╩│brainish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brainless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤stupid; foolish.
├│ 2. ┤without a brain.
┼╕adv. ╡brainlessly.┤
┼╕noun ╡brainlessness.┤
╩│brainless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brainpan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│brainwork, ╛╕noun.
╜│brainworker, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who does brainwork.
╩│brainworker, ╛╕noun.
╜│brainy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│brainier,╕ │brainiest.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) intelligent; clever.
┼╕adv. ╡brainily.┤
┼╕noun ╡braininess.┤
╩│brainy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│brainier,╕ │brainiest.╕
╜│braise, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│braised,╕ │braising.╕
┬┌┤ to brown (meat) quickly in fat and then cook long
┬┤ and slowly in a covered pan with a very little
┬┤ liquid.
┼╕noun ╡braiser.┤
╩│braise, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│braised,╕ │braising.╕
╜│brake─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│braked,╕ │braking.╕
┬┌╕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).┤
├│ 2. ┤a large, high, four-wheeled carriage; break.
├│ 3. ┤the handle or lever of a pump.
├│ 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
╜│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).┤
┬┤ Also, ╡bran-new.┤
╩│brand-new, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brandy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dies,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-died,╕ │-dying.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a strong alcoholic liquor made from wine.
├│ 2. ┤a somewhat similar liquor made from fermented
├┤ fruit juice, as of apples or peaches.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to mix, flavor, or preserve with brandy.
╩│brandy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dies,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-died,╕ │-dying.╕
╜│brandy ball,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a ball of brandy-flavored candy.
╩│brandy ball,╕
╜│brandy mint,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) peppermint.
╩│brandy mint,╕
╜│brandy snap,╕
┬┌┤ a brandy-flavored gingersnap.
╩│brandy snap,╕
╜│brangle, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-gled,╕ │-gling.╕
┬┌┤ (Dialect.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤a wrangle; squabble.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to wrangle; squabble.
╩│brangle, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-gled,╕ │-gling.╕
╜│Brangus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (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─╕ (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).
├│ 4. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) rude boldness; impudence.
╔┤ ╢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. brassbound fanatics; brassbound rigidity.┤
├│ b. ┤impudent; brazen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a brassbound liar.┤
├│ 2. ┤bound or fitted with brass.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a brassbound box.┤
╩│brassbound, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brass-collar, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) brassbound; 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).┤
╩│brass winds,╕
╜│brassy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│brassier,╕ │brassiest,╕ ╛noun, ╞pl.
╞┌│ │brassies.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or covered with brass.
├│ 2. ┤like brass.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a brassy green sky.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) loud and harsh.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a brassy voice. The music was somewhat brassy,┤
╔┤ ╢overpercussive, and generally monotonous (New┤
╔┤ ╢Yorker).┤
├│ 4. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) shameless; impudent;
├┤ brazen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a brassy manner.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= brassie.┤
┼╕adv. ╡brassily.┤
┼╕noun ╡brassiness.┤
╩│brassy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│brassier,╕ │brassiest,╕ ╛noun, ╞pl.
╜│brat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤an unpleasant child.
├│ b. ┤a child.
├│ 2. ┤(British.) a check cloth used as an apron or
├┤ other overgarment, especially of a coarse or
├┤ makeshift character.
├│ 3. ┤(Scottish.) the tough film or skin which forms on
├┤ porridge, rice pudding, etc.
╩│brat, ╛╕noun.
╜│bratchet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= brach.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= child ┤(usually contemptuous or familiar).┤
╩│bratchet, ╛╕noun.
╜│brattice, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-ticed,╕ │-ticing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a partition for ventilation in a mine, usually
┬┤ made of cloth impregnated with creosote, nailed to
┬┤ props erected as needed.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) a temporary breastwork, parapet, or
├┤ gallery of wood erected on the battlement of a
├┤ fortress, for use during a siege.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to line the sides of (a shaft, or the like) with
├┤ planking or boarding.
├│ 2. ┤to provide with a brattice.
╩│brattice, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-ticed,╕ │-ticing.╕
╜│bratticing, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a piece of ornamental openwork, as over a shrine.
├│ 2. ┤a brattice or brattices in a mine.
╩│bratticing, ╛╕noun.
╜│brattish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ like a brat; bratty; impudent.
┼╕adv. ╡brattishly.┤
┼╕noun ╡brattishness.┤
╩│brattish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brattishing, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bratticing.
╩│brattishing, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bratticing.
╜│brattle, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-tled,╕ │-tling.╕
┬┌┤ (Especially Scottish.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤a sharp rattling sound.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Thou need na start awa sae hasty wi' bickering┤
╔┤ ╢brattle! (Robert Burns).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to clatter.
├│ 2. ┤to scamper.
╩│brattle, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-tled,╕ │-tling.╕
╜│bratty, ╛╕adjective. ╞│-tier,╕ │-tiest.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) disobedient; impudent; fresh.
┼╕noun ╡brattiness.┤
╩│bratty, ╛╕adjective. ╞│-tier,╕ │-tiest.╕
╜│bratwurst, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small, highly seasoned sausage made of ground
┬┤ pork, usually served fried.
╩│bratwurst, ╛╕noun.
╜│braunite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a brittle, brownish-black mineral, an oxide and
┬┤ silicate of manganese, occurring both crystallized
┬┤ and massive, an ore of manganese.
╩│braunite, ╛╕noun.
╜│braunschweiger┐╕ or │Braunschweiger, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ smoked liver sausage.
╩│braunschweiger┐╕ or │Braunschweiger, ╛╕noun.
╜│brava, ╛╕interjection, noun.
┬┌┤ (Italian.) feminine form of ╡bravo┤ (1).
╩│brava, ╛╕interjection, noun.
╜│bravado, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-does╕ or │-dos.╕
┬┌┤ a great show of boldness without much real courage
┬┤ or real desire to fight.
╩│bravado, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-does╕ or │-dos.╕
╜│brave, ╛╕adjective, ╞│braver,╕ │bravest,╕ ╛noun, verb,
╞┌│ ╞│braved,╕ │braving.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤without fear; having courage; showing courage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. brave knights. Bravest of all in Fredericktown┤
╔┤ ╢(John Greenleaf Whittier).┤
├│ 2. ┤making a fine appearance; showy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The town fair had a brave display of flags for┤
╔┤ ╢the Fourth of July.┤
┴┤ (SYN) splendid.
├│ 3. ┤(Archaic.) fine; excellent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. brave new world (Shakespeare).┤
┴┤ (SYN) worthy, admirable.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a brave person or persons.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The United States has been called "the land of┤
╔┤ ╢the free and the home of the brave." None but the┤
╔┤ ╢brave deserves the fair (John Dryden).┤
├│ 2. ┤a North American Indian warrior.
├│ 3. ┤(Archaic.) a bully; tough.
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.) a boast; bravado; defiance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A whole life's braves should somehow be made┤
╔┤ ╢good (Robert Browning).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to meet without fear.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Pilgrim Fathers braved the perils of the sea┤
╔┤ ╢and the dangers and hardships of a new life in a new┤
╔┤ ╢land for the sake of freedom.┤
├│ 2. ┤to dare; defy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He braved the king's anger.┤
┴┤ (SYN) challenge.
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) to make splendid.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤(Obsolete.) to boast; vaunt.
┴┤ (SYN) swagger.
┼╕adv. ╡bravely.┤
┼╕noun ╡braveness.┤
╩│brave, ╛╕adjective, ╞│braver,╕ │bravest,╕ ╛noun, verb,
╜│bravery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a being brave; fearlessness; courage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The soldier was given a medal for bravery in┤
╔┤ ╢battle.┤
┴┤ (SYN) boldness, daring, pluck, intrepidity.
├│ 2. ┤fine appearance; showy dress; finery.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She came to the party in all the bravery of her┤
╔┤ ╢new dress and pink ribbons.┤
├│ 3. ┤ostentation; splendor.
╩│bravery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
╜│bravissimo, ╛╕interjection, noun, ╞pl. │-mos.╕
┬┌┤ superlative of ╡bravo┤ (1).
╩│bravissimo, ╛╕interjection, noun, ╞pl. │-mos.╕
╜│bravo─╕ (1), ╛interjection, noun, ╞pl. │-vos.╕
┬┌╕interj. ┤ ┤well done! fine! excellent!.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bravo, Heracles, brave words, said he (Benjamin┤
╔┤ ╢Jowett).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a cry of "bravo!".
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sophy gave him a dazzling performance, to which┤
╔┤ ╢he responded with enough bravos to fill a page┤
╔┤ ╢(Harper's).┤
╩│bravo─╕ (1), ╛interjection, noun, ╞pl. │-vos.╕
╜│bravo─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-voes╕ or │-vos.╕
┬┌┤ a hired fighter or murderer; daring villain.
╩│bravo─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-voes╕ or │-vos.╕
╜│Bravo, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a code name for the letter ╖b,┤ used in
┬┤ transmitting radio messages.
╩│Bravo, ╛╕noun.
╜│bravura, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a piece of music requiring great skill and
┬┤ spirit in the performer.
├│ b. ┤a show of brilliant performance.
├│ 2. ┤a display of daring; dash; spirit.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤technically difficult; elaborate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bravura passage for tenor.┤
├│ 2. ┤capable of performing bravura music.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bravura singer.┤
╩│bravura, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│braw, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.)
├│ 1. ┤making a fine appearance.
├│ 2. ┤excellent; fine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a braw new coat (Robert Burns).┤
╩│braw, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brawl─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a noisy and disorderly quarrel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Whatever brawls disturb the street, There should┤
╔┤ ╢be peace at home (Isaac Watts).┤
┴┤ (SYN) fracas, fray.
├│ 2. ┤babble; clamor.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to quarrel in a noisy and disorderly way;
├┤ squabble.
├│ 2. ┤to make a loud babbling noise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A wild stream ... came brawling down its bed of┤
╔┤ ╢rock (Scott).┤
├│ 3. ┤to raise a clamor or disturbance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Patriotism ... may brawl and babble yet a little┤
╔┤ ╢while (Thomas Carlyle).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to wrangle about.
├│ 2. ┤to utter clamorously.
├│ 3. ┤to drive or force by brawling.
┼╕noun ╡brawler.┤
┼╕adv. ╡brawlingly.┤
╩│brawl─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│brawl─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╟│= branle.
╩│brawl─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╟│= branle.
╜│brawly┐╕ or │brawlie, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) finely; excellently; well.
╩│brawly┐╕ or │brawlie, ╛╕adverb.
╜│brawn, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤firm, strong muscles; muscle.
├│ 2. ┤muscular strength.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Football requires brain as well as brawn.┤
├│ 3. ┤boiled and pickled meat from a boar or hog.
├│ 4. ┤headcheese.
╩│brawn, ╛╕noun.
╜│brawny, ╛╕adjective, ╞│brawnier,╕ │brawniest.╕
┬┌┤ strong; muscular.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The muscles of his brawny arms are strong as┤
╔┤ ╢iron bands (Longfellow).┤
┴┤ (SYN) sinewy, powerful.
┼╕noun ╡brawniness.┤
╩│brawny, ╛╕adjective, ╞│brawnier,╕ │brawniest.╕
╜│braxy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │braxies,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an acute, usually fatal disease of young sheep,
┬┤ due to a bacterial infection of the fourth stomach.
├│ 2. ┤a sheep having this disease.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤affected with braxy.
╩│braxy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │braxies,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│bray─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the loud, harsh sound made by a donkey.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the defiant bray of a donkey.┤
├│ 2. ┤any loud, harsh sound.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the bray of trumpets. And with rude crash and┤
╔┤ ╢jarring bray The rusty bolts withdrawn (Scott).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to make a loud, harsh sound.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The trumpets brayed.┤
├│ 2. ┤to utter in a loud, harsh voice.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to utter or emit with a loud, harsh sound.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The man brayed his orders to the waiter.┤
┼╕noun ╡brayer.┤
╩│bray─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│bray─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to pound or crush into fine bits; grind into a
┬┤ powder (usually in a mortar).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar┤
╔┤ ╢... with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness┤
╔┤ ╢depart from him (Proverbs 27:22).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Dialect.) to beat.
├│ 3. ┤to temper and spread (printing ink).
┼╕noun ╡brayer.┤
╩│bray─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb.
╜│Braz.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Brazil.
├│ 2. ┤Brazilian.
╩│Braz.,╕
╜│braza, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Spanish unit of linear measure, amounting to 5.48
┬┤ feet in Spain, and 5.68 feet in Argentina.
╩│braza, ╛╕noun.
╜│braze─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb, ╞│brazed,╕ │brazing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to make of brass; cover or decorate with brass.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to make like brass.
╩│braze─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb, ╞│brazed,╕ │brazing.╕
╜│braze─╕ (2), ╛verb, ╞│brazed,╕ │brazing,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕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.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a brazed joint or fitting.
├│ 2. ┤a brazing.
┼╕noun ╡brazer.┤
╩│braze─╕ (2), ╛verb, ╞│brazed,╕ │brazing,╕ ╛noun.
╜│brazen, ╛╕adjective, verb.
┬┌╕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╕
╜│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─╕ (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.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to struggle with; advance against; oppose; face.
╔┤ ╢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.
╩│breast drill,╕
╜│-breasted,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) having a ______breast.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Broad-breasted = having a broad breast.┤
╩│-breasted,╕
╜│breast-fed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (of infants) fed at the mother's breast.
╩│breast-fed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│breast-feed, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-fed,╕ │-feeding.╕
┬┌┤ to feed at the mother's breast, rather than with a
┬┤ bottle; nurse.
╩│breast-feed, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│breast-high, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ as high as the chest.
╩│breast-high, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│breastpin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an ornamental pin worn on the breast; brooch.
╩│breastpin, ╛╕noun.
╜│breastplate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a piece of armor worn over the chest.
╔┤ ╢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.┤
└╕expr. ╡hold one's breath,┤ ┤to check exhalation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We all held our breath as we listened for the┤
╔┤ ╢noise again.┤
└╕expr. ╡in the same breath,┤
├│ a. ┤at the same time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She laughed and cried in the same breath.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) in the same category or class.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many critics consider it sacrilege to mention┤
╔┤ ╢him [a bullfighter] in the same breath with┤
╔┤ ╢Manolete, Belmonte, ... or Paco Camino (Time).┤
└╕expr. ╡out of breath,┤ ┤short of breath; breathless.
╔┤ ╢Ex. At the end of the race the winner was out of┤
╔┤ ╢breath.┤
└╕expr. ╡save one's breath,┤ ┤to keep silent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You might as well save your breath, since no one┤
╔┤ ╢is listening to you.┤
└╕expr. ╡take┤ (or ╡gather┤) ╡breath,┤ ┤to rest for a moment; pause
└┤ to rest or reflect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The exhausted workers sat down to take breath.┤
└╕expr. ╡take the breath┤ (╡away┤), ┤to make breathless with
└┤ surprise or shock; dumfound; flabbergast.
╔┤ ╢Ex. But the growth since the war has taken the┤
╔┤ ╢breath of even experts (Wall Street Journal).┤
└╕expr. ╡under┤ (or ╡below┤) ╡one's breath,┤ ┤in a whisper.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She was talking under her breath so no one could┤
╔┤ ╢hear.┤
╩│breath, ╛╕noun.
╜│breathability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the condition of being breathable.
├│ 2. ┤permeability; porosity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A new micro-porous vinyl, claimed to have the┤
╔┤ ╢breathability of ordinary fabrics ... (J. Frados).┤
╩│breathability, ╛╕noun.
╜│breathable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤fit or agreeable to breathe or to be inhaled;
┬┤ respirable.
├│ 2. ┤permeable; porous.
╩│breathable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│breathalyzer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a device that measures the degree of intoxication
┬┤ of a person by analyzing his breath. Also,
┬┤ (British,) ╡breathalyser.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡Breathalyzer.┤ a trademark for such a device.
├┤ Also, (British,) ╡Breathalyser.┤
╩│breathalyzer, ╛╕noun.
╜│breathe, ╛╕verb, ╞│breathed,╕ │breathing.╕
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1a. ┤to draw air into the lungs and force it out;
┬┤ inhale and exhale; respire.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You can breathe through yourmouth if your nose┤
╔┤ ╢is stuffy.┤
├│ b. ┤to take up oxygen and give out carbon dioxide, as
├┤ fish do by means of gills.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to stop for breath; rest.
╔┤ ╢Ex. At last there is time to breathe.┤
┴┤ (SYN) pause.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to blow lightly or softly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The air breathes upon us here most sweetly┤
╔┤ ╢(Shakespeare).┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) to be alive; live.
╔┤ ╢Ex. As long as her big brother breathes, no one can┤
╔┤ ╢hurt her. Breathes there the man with soul so dead┤
╔┤ ╢(Scott).┤
┴┤ (SYN) exist.
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤to give forth breath or sound that can be heard;
├┤ speak, sing, or the like.
├│ b. ┤to speak softly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We could not even breathe in the baby's room.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Phonetics.) to make a sound with the breath and
├┤ not with the voice.
├│ 7. ┤(Figurative.) to send out an odor or vapor; smell.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All Arabia breathes from yonder box (Alexander┤
╔┤ ╢Pope).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1a. ┤to draw (air) into the lungs and force (it) out;
├┤ inhale and exhale.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She wanted to get out of the stuffy room and┤
╔┤ ╢breathe some fresh air.┤
├│ b. ┤to draw into the lungs; inhale.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They had been breathing poisonous fumes.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to stop to rest after hard work or
├┤ exercise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. At the top of the hill the rider breathed his┤
╔┤ ╢horse.┤
├│ 3. ┤to put out of breath; tire.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That pace will soon breathe you.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) to say softly; whisper; utter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Don't breathe a word of this to anyone.┤
├│ 5. ┤to send out from the lungs; exhale.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dragon breathed fire from its nostrils.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.) to send out; give; impart.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her enthusiasm breathed new life into our club.┤
┴┤ (SYN) inspire, infuse, inject.
├│ 7. ┤(Figurative.) to be alive with; express.
╔┤ ╢Ex. passages which breathe the true spirit of poetry┤
╔┤ ╢(Thomas Wright).┤
┴┤ (SYN) manifest, exude.
├│ 8. ┤(Phonetics.) to utter with the breath and not
├┤ with the voice.
├│ 9. ┤to give an airing to; exercise briskly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He had breathed the Proctor's dogs (Tennyson).┤
├│ 10. ┤to blow into, or cause to sound by the breath.
├│ 11. ┤to open and bleed (a vein).
└╕expr. ╡breathe again,┤ ┤to recover from anxiety or pain; be
└┤ relieved.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Now I breathe again aloft the flood┤
╔┤ ╢(Shakespeare).┤
└╕expr. ╡breathe easy┤ (or ╡easily┤), ┤to feel relieved; be free
└┤ of anxiety or pain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Officials will breathe easier if the January┤
╔┤ ╢orders also are up (Wall Street Journal).┤
└╕expr. ╡breathe freely,┤ ┤to be at ease; feel easy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. War was the element in which the Spartan seemed┤
╔┤ ╢to have breathed most freely (Connop Thirlwall).┤
└╕expr. ╡breathe one's last.┤ ┤See under ╡last┤ (1).┤
╩│breathe, ╛╕verb, ╞│breathed,╕ │breathing.╕
╜│breathed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Phonetics.) uttered with breath as opposed to
┬┤ voice; voiceless; surd.
├│ 2. ┤having a certain kind of breath.
╔┤ ╢Ex. short-breathed, deep-breathed.┤
╩│breathed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│breather, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a short stop for breath; rest.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He had stopped for a few minutes' breather.┤
┴┤ (SYN) respite, pause.
├│ 2. ┤a person or thing that breathes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I will chide no breather in the world but myself┤
╔┤ ╢against whom I know most faults (Shakespeare).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Informal.) a thing that puts a person out of
├┤ breath.
├│ 4. ┤a spell of exercise.
├│ 5. ┤a small vent for the release of pressure, fluids,
├┤ or gas, from an airtight or enclosed space.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the breather of a crankcase.┤
╩│breather, ╛╕noun.
╜│breath group,╕
┬┌┤ the group or sequence of speech sounds made in one
┬┤ breath.
╩│breath group,╕
╜│breathing, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤respiration.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the sick man's labored breathing.┤
├│ 2. ┤a single breath.
├│ 3a. ┤the time needed for a single breath; a very
├┤ short time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It was there only for the breathing of a second┤
╔┤ ╢(Benjamin Disraeli).┤
├│ b. ┤a pause; rest.
├│ 4. ┤a remark; utterance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hide not thine ear at my breathing (Lamentations┤
╔┤ ╢3:56).┤
├│ 5. ┤a slight breeze; a soft wind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The breathings of the lightest air that blows┤
╔┤ ╢(William Cowper).┤
├│ 6a. ┤the sound of the letter ╖h;┤ aspiration.
├│ b. ┤either of two marks, like single inverted commas,
├┤ placed above a vowel in Greek to show whether it is
├┤ aspirated.
├│ 7. ┤physical exercise, as stimulating breathing.
├│ 8. ┤aspiration; longing.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤respiring; living.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) lifelike.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The portrait was a real breathing likeness.┤
╩│breathing, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│breathing hole,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a hole in the ice where an aquatic animal, such
┬┤ as a seal, comes up to breathe.
├│ 2. ┤a vent for air, such as in a cask.
╩│breathing hole,╕
╜│breathing space,╕
┬┌┤ room or time enough to breathe easily; opportunity
┬┤ to rest.
╩│breathing space,╕
╜│breathing spell,╕
┬┌┤ a period of inactivity; time to catch one's breath;
┬┤ opportunity to rest.
╩│breathing spell,╕
╜│breathless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤out of breath; breathing with difficulty; panting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The messenger burst in, so breathless he could┤
╔┤ ╢hardly speak. Running up stairs very fast made him┤
╔┤ ╢breathless.┤
├│ 2. ┤unable to breathe freely because of fear,
├┤ amazement, interest, or excitement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The beauty of the scenery left her breathless.┤
╔┤ ╢The holy time is quiet as a nun Breathless with┤
╔┤ ╢adoration (Wordsworth).┤
├│ 3. ┤without breath; lifeless; dead.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The nymphs about the breathless body wait (John┤
╔┤ ╢Dryden).┤
├│ 4. ┤without a breeze; motionless.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the breathless air of a hot summer day.┤
┼╕adv. ╡breathlessly.┤
┼╕noun ╡breathlessness.┤
╩│breathless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│breathtaking, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ thrilling; exciting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a breathtaking ride on a runaway horse.┤
┼╕adv. ╡breathtakingly.┤
╩│breathtaking, ╛╕adjective.
╜│breath-test, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌┤ (British.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤a test of intoxication, usually by means of a
├┤ breathalyzer.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to subject to a breath-test.
╩│breath-test, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│breathy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (of the voice or singing) characterized by or
┬┤ interspersed with audible sounds of breathing.
┼╕adv. ╡breathily.┤
┼╕noun ╡breathiness.┤
╩│breathy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│breba, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the first crop of the common fig, produced on
┬┤ branches made the previous season and maturing in
┬┤ late June or early July.
╩│breba, ╛╕noun.
╜│breccia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a rock consisting of angular fragments of older
┬┤ rocks cemented together.
╩│breccia, ╛╕noun.
╜│brecciated, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the form of breccia or breccias.
╩│brecciated, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brecciation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ brecciated formation.
╩│brecciation, ╛╕noun.
╜│Brechtian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characteristic of the German playwright
┬┤ Bertolt Brecht, 1898-1956, or his writings.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In play after play ... the Brechtian moment is┤
╔┤ ╢man selling man (Time).┤
╩│Brechtian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│breck, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) a rolling down or heath.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the East Anglican breck.┤
╩│breck, ╛╕noun.
╜│bred, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ past tense and past participle of ╡breed.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. He bred cattle for market.┤
╩│bred, ╛╕verb.
╜│brede, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) anything interwoven, such as embroidery
┬┤ or a braid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... with brede Of marble men and maidens┤
╔┤ ╢overwrought (Keats).┤
╩│brede, ╛╕noun.
╜│bred-in-the-bone, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ thoroughly confirmed or established; firmly fixed;
┬┤ deep-rooted.
╩│bred-in-the-bone, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bree, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) pot liquor or broth; juice; broo.
╩│bree, ╛╕noun.
╜│breech, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the part of a gun behind the barrel.
├│ 2. ┤the lower part; back part.
├│ 3. ┤the rump; buttocks.
├│ 4. ┤the base of a pulley.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1a. ┤to provide (a gun) with a breech.
├│ b. ┤to secure (a gun) with a breeching.
├│ 2. ┤to clothe with breeches.
├│ 3. ┤to whip on the breech.
╩│breech, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│breech baby,╕
┬┌┤ a baby presenting at birth the feet or buttocks
┬┤ first, rather than the head.
╩│breech baby,╕
╜│breechblock, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a movable metal block which closes the breech end of
┬┤ the bore or barrel in certain firearms.
╩│breechblock, ╛╕noun.
╜│breechcloth, ╛╕noun. ╟│= loincloth.
╩│breechcloth, ╛╕noun. ╟│= loincloth.
╜│breechclout, ╛╕noun. ╟│= breechcloth;╕ loincloth.
╩│breechclout, ╛╕noun. ╟│= breechcloth;╕ loincloth.
╜│breech delivery,╕
┬┌┤ 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.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤to be the cause of; produce.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Dirt breeds germs. Careless driving breeds┤
╔┤ ╢accidents.┤
┴┤ (SYN) cause, occasion.
├│ b. ┤to be the native place or source of.
├│ 4. ┤to bring up; train.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The captain bred his boy to be a sailor.┤
┴┤ (SYN) educate, school.
├│ 5. ┤to convert (nonfissionable material) into
├┤ fissionable material.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to produce offspring.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to breed from a mare of good stock. Rabbits┤
╔┤ ╢breed rapidly.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to come into existence; develop.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sedition or progress can breed from discontent.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Dialect.) to be pregnant.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a group of animals or plants having the same type
├┤ of ancestors; race; stock.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Jerseys and Guernseys are breeds of cattle. The┤
╔┤ ╢Norsemen were a hardy breed.┤
├│ 2. ┤kind; sort; type.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mountain life produces a strong, tough breed of┤
╔┤ ╢men.┤
├│ 3. ┤(U.S. Slang.) (now always offensive in use) a
├┤ half-breed.
└╕expr. ╡breed in and in,┤ ┤to breed from related parents;
└┤ inbreed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They breed in and in ... Marrying their┤
╔┤ ╢cousins--nay, their aunts and nieces (Byron).┤
└╕expr. ╡breed out,┤ ┤to remove (an undesirable trait) through
└┤ selective breeding.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cruelty and the fighting instinct have not yet┤
╔┤ ╢been bred out of the human species (Wall Street┤
╔┤ ╢Journal).┤
╩│breed, ╛╕verb, ╞│bred,╕ │breeding,╕ ╛noun.
╜│breeder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who breeds animals.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a cattle breeder, a dog breeder.┤
├│ 2. ┤an animal that produces offspring.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) a source; cause.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Great crises are breeders of great events in┤
╔┤ ╢history.┤
├│ 4. ┤╡= breeder reactor.┤
╩│breeder, ╛╕noun.
╜│breeder pile,╕ ╟│= breeder reactor.
╩│breeder pile,╕ ╟│= breeder reactor.
╜│breeder reactor,╕
┬┌┤ a reactor that produces at least as much fissionable
┬┤ material as it uses. In one type of reaction it
┬┤ consumes uranium and produces plutonium.
╩│breeder reactor,╕
╜│breeding, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the producing of offspring.
┴┤ (SYN) procreation.
├│ 2. ┤the producing of animals or new types of plants,
├┤ especially to get improved kinds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Breeding has produced types of wheat which can┤
╔┤ ╢be grown in the far North.┤
┴┤ (SYN) hybridization.
├│ 3. ┤bringing up; training; behavior; manners.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Politeness is a sign of good breeding.┤
├│ 4. ┤the producing in a reactor of at least as much
├┤ fissionable material as is used.
╩│breeding, ╛╕noun.
╜│breeding ground,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a place in which animals, insects, bacteria, or
┬┤ other living things breed, or to which they return
┬┤ to breed.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a place in which anything commonly
├┤ originates.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hurricane breeding grounds, the Caribbean and┤
╔┤ ╢Gulf of Mexico ... (Science News Letter).┤
╩│breeding ground,╕
╜│breed of cat,╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a type of thing; breed; species.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Football players are a special breed of cat,"┤
╔┤ ╢trainer Mert Prophet had said (Maclean's).┤
╩│breed of cat,╕
╜│breeks, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) breeches.
╩│breeks, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│breen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a brown-tinted green color; brownish green.
╩│breen, ╛╕noun.
╜│breeze─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│breezed,╕ │breezing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a light, gentle wind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew┤
╔┤ ╢(Samuel Taylor Coleridge).┤
├│ b. ┤(Meteorology.) any wind blowing between 4 and 31
├┤ miles per hour (on the Beaufort scale, numbers 2
├┤ through 6). See also ╡gale┤ (1).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) anything that is easily
├┤ done.
├│ 3. ┤(British Informal, Figurative.) a disturbance;
├┤ quarrel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They had a breeze over the choice of guests.┤
├│ 4. ┤a rumor; report.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There came a breeze that Spirit Se'guier was┤
╔┤ ╢near at hand (Robert Louis Stevenson).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ (Informal.) │1. ┤(Figurative.) to move easily or
├┤ briskly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She breezed through her homework.┤
├│ 2. ┤to blow gently, as a breeze.
├│ 3. ┤to rise on the breeze, as a noise.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to ride or race (a horse) briskly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Eddie Arcaro, who breezed Nashua ... will ride┤
╔┤ ╢him Saturday (New York Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡breeze up,┤ ┤to become stronger, as a wind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The wind breezed up to fifteen knots (New York┤
╔┤ ╢Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡in a breeze,┤ ┤(U.S. Informal.) with little or no
└┤ strain; easily.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He got the job done in a breeze.┤
└╕expr. ╡shoot┤ (or ╡bat┤) ╡the breeze,┤ ┤(U.S. Slang.) to talk
└┤ idly, as to speculate or boast.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They spent all their time sitting around the┤
╔┤ ╢dock and shooting the breeze (Saturday Review).┤
┼╕adj. ╡breezeless.┤
╩│breeze─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│breezed,╕ │breezing.╕
╜│breeze─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (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.
╩│brennschluss, ╛╕noun.
╜│brent─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │brents╕ or (collectively)
╞┌│ │brent.╕ ╟│= brant╕ (1).
╩│brent─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │brents╕ or (collectively)
╜│brent─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) of the forehead:
├│ 1. ┤steep; high.
├│ 2. ┤unwrinkled; smooth.
╔┤ ╢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╕
╜│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
╜│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.
╩│bridewell, ╛╕noun.
╜│bridge─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│bridged,╕ │bridging.╕
┬┌╕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).┤
┼╕adj. ╡bridgeable.┤
┼╕adj. ╡bridgelike.┤
╩│bridge─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│bridged,╕ │bridging.╕
╜│bridge─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ 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).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Poetic.) in or after a brief time.
└╕expr. ╡briefs,┤ ┤short, snug-fitting underpants.
╔┤ ╢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.┤
├│ 2. ┤very light or clear.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is a bright day with no clouds.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) clever; quick-witted; intelligent.
╔┤ ╢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.
├│ b. ┤this form of cutting gems.
├│ 2. ┤the smallest regular size of type; 3 1/2 point.
┼╕adv. ╡brilliantly.┤
┼╕noun ╡brilliantness.┤
╩│brilliant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│brillianteer, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ to cut the facets of a gem into smaller facets so as
┬┤ to increase their brilliance.
╩│brillianteer, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│brilliantine, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-tined,╕ │-tining.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an oily liquid used to make the hair glossy.
├│ 2. ┤a glossy cloth of cotton and wool, resembling
├┤ alpaca.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to dress (the hair) with brilliantine.
╩│brilliantine, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-tined,╕ │-tining.╕
╜│Brillouin zone,
┬┌┤ (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.
╩│Brillouin zone,
╜│Brill's disease,
┬┌┤ a mild form of typhus.
╩│Brill's disease,
╜│brim─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│brimmed,╕ │brimming.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤the edge of a cup or bowl; rim.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You have filled my glass to the brim.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. Filled to the brim with girlish glee (William S.┤
╔┤ ╢Gilbert).┤
├│ 2. ┤the edge or border of anything.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the brim of a basket.┤
├│ 3. ┤the projecting edge about something.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The hat's wide brim shaded his eyes from the sun.┤
├│ 4. ┤an edge bordering water; water at the edge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He drank at the brim of the spring.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Poetic.)
├│ a. ┤the sea.
├│ b. ┤water in flood.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to be full to the brim.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The pond is brimming with water after the hard┤
╔┤ ╢rains.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. She was brimming with hope. His voice brimmed┤
╔┤ ╢with anger.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to fill to the brim; fill to overflowing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. As I brimmed the bowl I thought on thee (Samuel┤
╔┤ ╢Taylor Coleridge).┤
└╕expr. ╡brim over,┤ ┤to spill; overflow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bustle of the market ... brimmed over into┤
╔┤ ╢the streets (Hawthorne).┤
┼╕adv. ╡brimmingly.┤
╩│brim─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│brimmed,╕ │brimming.╕
╜│brim─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Southern U.S.) ╡= bream┤ (1) (def. 2).┤
╩│brim─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│brimful┐╕ or │brimfull, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ full to the brim; full to the very top.
╩│brimful┐╕ or │brimfull, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brimless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ without a brim.
╩│brimless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brimmed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having a brim, as a hat.
├│ 2. ┤filled to the brim; brimful.
╩│brimmed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brimmer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a cup, bowl, or the like, filled to the brim.
╩│brimmer, ╛╕noun.
╜│brimmy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-mier,╕ │-miest.╕
┬┌┤ having a wide brim; broad-brimmed.
╩│brimmy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-mier,╕ │-miest.╕
╜│brimstone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤sulfur, especially roll sulfur.
├│ 2. ┤a virago; spitfire.
╩│brimstone, ╛╕noun.
╜│brimstone butterfly,╕
┬┌┤ a common, yellow butterfly in England.
╩│brimstone butterfly,╕
╜│brimstony, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of brimstone.
├│ 2. ┤resembling brimstone.
╩│brimstony, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brinded, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= brindled.
╔┌┤ ╢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.
╩│brine shrimp,╕
╜│bring, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│brought,╕ │bringing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to come with (some thing or person) from another
┬┤ place; take along to a place or person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The waiter brought me a clean plate. The bus┤
╔┤ ╢brought us home.┤
├│ 2. ┤to cause to come.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What brings you into town today?┤
├│ 3. ┤to win over to a belief or action; influence;
├┤ persuade; convince.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The principal was brought to agree with us about┤
╔┤ ╢our need for a swimming pool.┤
┴┤ (SYN) induce, lead.
├│ 4. ┤to sell for; fetch.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Fresh vegetables bring a high price in the┤
╔┤ ╢winter.┤
├│ 5a. ┤to present before a law court.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The driver of the other car brought a charge┤
╔┤ ╢against us in a lawsuit.┤
├│ b. ┤to advance or bring forward (a statement or
├┤ argument).
├│ 6. ┤to cause (a ship, etc.) to come or go into a
├┤ certain position or direction, chiefly in phrases.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bring by the board, by the lee, or into the┤
╔┤ ╢wind.┤
├│ 7. ┤to cause one to have; procure.
└╕expr. ╡bring about,┤
├│ a. ┤to cause to happen; cause.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The flood was brought about by a heavy rain. He┤
╔┤ ╢... had borne a chief part in bringing about the┤
╔┤ ╢marriage (Macaulay).┤
├│ b. ┤to cause (a ship) to change from one tack to the
├┤ other.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boat was brought about by the wind.┤
└╕expr. ╡bring around┤ (or ╡round┤)
├│ a. ┤to restore to consciousness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When she fainted, they brought her around with┤
╔┤ ╢smelling salts.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to win over to a belief or action;
├┤ convince; persuade.
╔┤ ╢Ex. At first her parents refused to let her go to┤
╔┤ ╢the party, but she finally brought them around and┤
╔┤ ╢they let her go.┤
└╕expr. ╡bring back,┤ ┤to cause to return (to a place or
└┤ state); restore; recover; recall.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The country air brought back her strength. The┤
╔┤ ╢visit brought back fond memories.┤
└╕expr. ╡bring down,┤
├│ a. ┤to cause to fall to the ground; overthrow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The guns brought down the ship's mast.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bring down one's enemies.┤
├│ c. ┤to cause (punishment, judgments, wrath, or some
├┤ other consequence) to alight (on or upon);
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... to bring downon themselves the hostility of┤
╔┤ ╢the most powerful maritime State (London Times).┤
├│ d. ┤to kill or wound (a flying bird or other animal).
╔┤ ╢Ex. He brought down the partridge with a single shot.┤
├│ e. ┤to reduce; lessen; lower (price).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The increased competition brought down prices.┤
└╕expr. ╡bring forth,┤
├│ a. ┤to give birth to; bear.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The trees in the orchard bring forth many┤
╔┤ ╢apples. Bring forth men-children only (Shakespeare).┤
├│ b. ┤to make known something that has been hidden;
├┤ reveal; show.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He never thought of what the future might bring┤
╔┤ ╢forth (Benjamin Jowett).┤
└╕expr. ╡bring forward,┤
├│ a. ┤to reveal; show.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The judge ordered the prisoner to be brought┤
╔┤ ╢forward.┤
├│ b. ┤to cite as evidence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bring forward proof.┤
├│ c. ┤(Accounting, Bookkeeping.) to carry over from one
├┤ page to another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bring a sum forward.┤
└╕expr. ╡bring home (to),┤ ┤to make clear, emphatic, or
└┤ realistic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bring home a lesson to a person, to bring a┤
╔┤ ╢charge home to the actual offender.┤
└╕expr. ╡bring in,┤
├│ a. ┤to introduce or try out.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... there shall be false teachers among you, who┤
╔┤ ╢privily shall bring in damnable heresies (II Peter┤
╔┤ ╢2:1).┤
├│ b. ┤to make (money).
╔┤ ╢Ex. A side line of greeting cards brought in a┤
╔┤ ╢surprising amount.┤
├│ c. ┤to report or announce officially; return.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bring in a verdict.┤
├│ d. ┤to cause to flow by drilling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bring in an oil well.┤
├│ e. ┤to arrest.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It didn't take the police long to bring in the┤
╔┤ ╢offender.┤
└╕expr. ╡bring off,┤ ┤to cause to happen; carry out
└┤ successfully.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He brought off a good business deal.┤
└╕expr. ╡bring on,┤ ┤to cause to happen; cause.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His bad cold brought on pneumonia. These evils┤
╔┤ ╢... I myself have brought them on (Milton).┤
└╕expr. ╡bring out,┤
├│ a. ┤to reveal; show.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The truth was brought out at the trial.┤
├│ b. ┤to offer to the public.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The company is bringing out a new product.┤
├│ c. ┤to introduce (a young lady) formally to society.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She was brought out at a fashionable club last┤
╔┤ ╢April.┤
└╕expr. ╡bring over,┤ ┤to win over to do or believe; convince;
└┤ persuade.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Try to bring him over to our way of thinking.┤
╔┤ ╢The house of commons was brought over to second his┤
╔┤ ╢request (Oliver Goldsmith).┤
└╕expr. ╡bring through,┤ ┤to treat successfully through the
└┤ stages of an illness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The doctor hopes to be able to bring him through.┤
└╕expr. ╡bring to,┤
├│ a. ┤to restore consciousness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She fainted when she heard the news, but they┤
╔┤ ╢finally brought her to.┤
├│ b. ┤to stop; check.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The captain brought the ship to.┤
└╕expr. ╡bring to bear,┤
├│ a. ┤to cause to have influence or effect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Every author has a way of his own in bringing┤
╔┤ ╢his points to bear (Laurence Sterne).┤
├│ b. ┤to bring or point (a gun) so as to aim at.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bring a gun to bear on a target.┤
└╕expr. ╡bring up,┤
├│ a. ┤to care for in childhood.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Grandmother brought up four children.┤
├│ b. ┤to educate or train, especially in behavior or
├┤ manners.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His good manners showed he was well brought up.┤
├│ c. ┤to suggest for action or discussion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Please bring your plan up at the meeting.┤
├│ d. ┤to stop suddenly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Withinseconds a policeman brought his car up at┤
╔┤ ╢the scene of the accident.┤
├│ e. ┤to vomit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was so excited he brought up his lunch.┤
├│ f. ┤to lead (troops or other groups) to the scene of
├┤ action.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sergeant brought up a squad of policemen to┤
╔┤ ╢control the milling crowd.┤
├│ g. ┤to bring into a higher position; elevate; raise;
├┤ rear.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cellar wall needs to be brought up several┤
╔┤ ╢feet.┤
├│ h. ┤to bring into the presence of authority.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was brought up to the court to answer the┤
╔┤ ╢charge against him.┤
├│ i. ┤to bring to anchor or to a standstill.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They let go the other anchor ... and brought the┤
╔┤ ╢vessel up (Richard H. Dana).┤
┼╕noun ╡bringer.┤
╩│bring, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│brought,╕ │bringing.╕
╜│bringing-up, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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).┤
╩│brinkmanship, ╛╕noun.
╜│brinksman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕ ╟│= brinkman.
╩│brinksman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕ ╟│= brinkman.
╜│brinksmanship, ╛╕noun. ╟│= brinkmanship.
╩│brinksmanship, ╛╕noun. ╟│= brinkmanship.
╜│briny, ╛╕adjective, ╞│brinier,╕ │briniest,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or like brine; very salty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Too much salt gives a briny taste to food.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡the briny,┤ the ocean; the sea.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They dive into the briny ... and disport┤
╔┤ ╢themselves among sting rays, gaping bass, and other┤
╔┤ ╢denizens of the sea (New Yorker).┤
┼╕noun ╡brininess.┤
╩│briny, ╛╕adjective, ╞│brinier,╕ │briniest,╕ ╛noun.
╜│brio, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Italian.)
├│ 1. ┤liveliness and vigor.
├│ 2. ┤heartiness of style.
╔┤ ╢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,╕
╜│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
╜│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.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤sent out by radio or television.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a broadcast appeal for donors.┤
├│ 2. ┤of or connected with radio broadcasting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. broadcast interests.┤
├│ 3. ┤scattered or spread widely.
├│ 4. ┤widely disseminated; made public.
╔┤ ╢Ex. broadcast accusations, broadcast information.┤
├╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤so as to reach many radio or television receiving
├┤ stations or sets in various directions.
├│ 2. ┤over a wide surface.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The seed was sown broadcast.┤
╩│broadcast, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-cast╕ or │-casted,╕
╜│broadcaster, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a person or thing that broadcasts.
├│ b. ┤a broadcasting company or station.
├│ 2. ┤an apparatus for broadcasting by radio or
├┤ television.
╩│broadcaster, ╛╕noun.
╜│broadcasting, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of a person or thing that broadcasts over
┬┤ radio or on television.
├│ 2. ┤the field or profession of a radio or television
├┤ broadcaster.
╩│broadcasting, ╛╕noun.
╜│Broad-Church, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a party in the Anglican
┬┤ Communion that seeks to avoid rigid definitions of
┬┤ dogma and ritual.
╩│Broad-Church, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Broad Churchman,╕
┬┌┤ an Anglican who favors Broad-Church views and
┬┤ attitudes.
╩│Broad Churchman,╕
╜│broadcloth, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a closely woven cotton or silk cloth with a
┬┤ smooth finish, used in making shirts, dresses, and
┬┤ pajamas.
├│ 2. ┤a closely woven woolen cloth with a smooth
├┤ finish, used in making suits, coats, and dresses.
╩│broadcloth, ╛╕noun.
╜│broaden, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ to become broad or broader; widen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The river broadens at its mouth where it meets┤
╔┤ ╢the sea.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to make broad or broader; widen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to broaden a narrow road. (Figurative.) Travel┤
╔┤ ╢can broaden a person's sympathies for people from┤
╔┤ ╢foreign lands.┤
╩│broaden, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│broad gauge,╕
┬┌┤ a width between the rails of a railroad, greater
┬┤ than the standard width of 56 1/2 inches.
╩│broad gauge,╕
╜│broad-gauge, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having railroad tracks more than 56 1/2 inches
┬┤ apart.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) broad-minded; liberal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. broad-gauge leadership.┤
├│ 3. ┤widely ranging.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a broad-gauge economic program.┤
╩│broad-gauge, ╛╕adjective.
╜│broad-gauged, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= broad-gauge.
╩│broad-gauged, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= broad-gauge.
╜│broad hatchet,╕
┬┌┤ a hatchet with a wide blade.
╩│broad hatchet,╕
╜│broadish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ somewhat broad.
╩│broadish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│broad jump,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a jump to cover as much ground as possible.
├│ 2. ┤a contest for the longest jump.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He won the broad jump.┤
├┤ Also, ╡long jump.┤
╩│broad jump,╕
╜│broad-jump, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ to do a broad jump or jumps; long-jump.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to get across (something) by a broad jump or jumps.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He broad-jumped gutters and dodged cars on his┤
╔┤ ╢way to class (Harper's).┤
┼╕noun ╡broad-jumper.┤
╩│broad-jump, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│broadleaf┐╕ or │Broadleaf, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various tobaccos with broad leaves, used
┬┤ especially for cigars.
╩│broadleaf┐╕ or │Broadleaf, ╛╕noun.
╜│broadleaf dock,╕ ╟│= bitter dock.
╩│broadleaf dock,╕ ╟│= bitter dock.
╜│broadleaf evergreen,╕
┬┌┤ an evergreen tree or shrub in which the leaves are
┬┤ broad and flat, rather than needle-shaped, such as
┬┤ the rhododendron or the bull bay.
╩│broadleaf evergreen,╕
╜│broadleaf plantain,╕ ╟│= plantain╕ (2) (def. 1).
╩│broadleaf plantain,╕ ╟│= plantain╕ (2) (def. 1).
╜│broadleaf tree,╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│brocade, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-caded,╕ │-cading.╕
╜│brocaded, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤woven or worked into a brocade.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Brocaded flowers o'er the gay mantua shine (John┤
╔┤ ╢Gay).┤
├│ 2. ┤dressed in brocade.
├│ 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.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) English embroidery.
╩│broderie anglaise,
╜│brogan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a strong work shoe made of heavy leather.
╩│brogan, ╛╕noun.
╜│brogue─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│brogued,╕ │broguing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an Irish accent or pronunciation of English.
├│ 2. ┤a strongly marked pronunciation or accent
├┤ peculiar to a dialect.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to say or speak in a brogue.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "You'll see," brogued the guide, and he was ...┤
╔┤ ╢plucking my sleeve to draw me (Punch).┤
╩│brogue─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│brogued,╕ │broguing.╕
╜│brogue─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a shoe made for comfort and long wear, often with
┬┤ decorative perforations.
╔┤ ╢Ex. brogues suitable for country wear.┤
├│ 2. ┤a coarse shoe, commonly of untanned hide, worn,
├┤ especially formerly, in Ireland and Scotland.
├│ 3. ┤╡= brogan.┤
╩│brogue─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│brogue─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) fraud; trick; cheat.
╩│brogue─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│broider, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.)
├│ 1. ┤to embroider.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to adorn.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The violet, crocus, and hyacinth, with rich┤
╔┤ ╢inlay Broider'd the ground (John Milton).┤
╩│broider, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│broidery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-deries.╕
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) embroidery.
╩│broidery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-deries.╕
╜│broil─╕ (1), ╛verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to cook by putting or holding directly over the
┬┤ fire or heat, or directly under it in a pan; grill.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Flames flared as he broiled meat over a small┤
╔┤ ╢fire.┤
├│ 2. ┤to make very hot; scorch.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) We turned back, much broiled in┤
╔┤ ╢the hot sun (Hawthorne).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to be or grow very hot; scorch.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) You will broil in this hot sun.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to be worked up with anger,
├┤ impatience, or other emotion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her female friends, with envy broiling, beheld┤
╔┤ ╢her airs and triumph (Byron).┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤broiled food.
├│ 2. ┤a broiling; a very hot state.
├│ 3. ┤a state of excitement from emotion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was in a broil of indignation.┤
╩│broil─╕ (1), ╛verb, noun.
╜│broil─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤an angry quarrel or struggle; brawl.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... plunging us in all the broils of the┤
╔┤ ╢European nations (Thomas Jefferson).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to quarrel; fight.
╩│broil─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
╜│broiler, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a pan or rack for broiling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mother set the lamb chops on the broiler.┤
├│ 2. ┤a young chicken, tender enough for broiling.
├│ 3. ┤a person or thing that broils.
├│ 4. ┤(Informal.) a very hot day; scorcher.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤(of poultry) suitable for broiling.
╩│broiler, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│broiling, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ scorching; very hot.
┼╕adv. ╡broilingly.┤
╩│broiling, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brokage, ╛╕noun. ╟│= brokerage.
╩│brokage, ╛╕noun. ╟│= brokerage.
╜│broke─╕ (1), ╛verb, adjective, noun.
┬┌│ a. ┤
├│ 1. ┤past tense of ╡break.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. The little girl broke her doll.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) a past participle of ╡break.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤(Slang.)
├│ a. ┤without money.
├│ b. ┤ruined financially; bankrupt.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It took me six weeks and two days to go broke┤
╔┤ ╢(Stewart Edward White).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Occasionally.) broken.
├╕noun ┤ ╡go for broke,┤ ┤(Slang.) to exert all of one's
├┤ efforts; give everything one has.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Musicians who go for broke by trying to survive┤
╔┤ ╢in the field of chamber music alone often ... go┤
╔┤ ╢broke (Time).┤
╩│broke─╕ (1), ╛verb, adjective, noun.
╜│broke─╕ (2), ╛intransitive verb, ╞│broked,╕ │broking.╕
┬┌┤ to act as a broker.
╩│broke─╕ (2), ╛intransitive verb, ╞│broked,╕ │broking.╕
╜│broken, ╛╕verb, adjective.
┬┌╕verb ┤ ┤past participle of ╡break:┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. The window was broken by a ball.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤separated into parts by a break; in pieces;
├┤ fractured.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a broken cup.┤
├│ 2. ┤not in working condition; damaged.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a broken watch.┤
├│ 3. ┤rough; uneven.
╔┤ ╢Ex. broken ground, to speak in a broken voice.┤
├│ 4. ┤acted against; not kept.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a broken promise.┤
├│ 5. ┤imperfectly spoken.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The French boy speaks broken English.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.) weakened in strength or spirit;
├┤ tamed; crushed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. broken health, broken by failure. A thoroughly┤
╔┤ ╢broken resistance seldom recovers.┤
├│ 7. ┤(Figurative.) interrupted; incomplete;
├┤ fragmentary.
╔┤ ╢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.
┴┤ (SYN) banal.
╩│bromidic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bromin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bromine.
╩│bromin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bromine.
╜│brominate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-nated,╕ │-nating.╕
┬┌┤ to treat or combine with bromine; bromate.
┼╕noun ╡bromination.┤
╩│brominate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-nated,╕ │-nating.╕
╜│bromine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│bromism, ╛╕noun.
╜│bromize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-mized,╕ │-mizing.╕
┬┌┤ to treat or combine with bromine.
╩│bromize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-mized,╕ │-mizing.╕
╜│bromo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mos.╕
┬┌┤ a remedy for headache and indigestion, containing
┬┤ sodium bicarbonate.
╩│bromo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mos.╕
╜│bromoform, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) a colorless liquid, analogous to
┬┤ chloroform, used in medicine.
╩│bromoform, ╛╕noun.
╜│bromoil, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Photography.) a print made by a process (╡bromoil
┬╡ process┤) in which an oil pigment is applied to an
┬┤ image formed by a silver bromide emulsion.
╩│bromoil, ╛╕noun.
╜│bromol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a white, crystalline substance, a bromine derivative
┬┤ of phenol, used as an antiseptic and disinfectant.
╩│bromol, ╛╕noun.
╜│Brompton cocktail╕ and │mixture,
┬┌┤ a preparation of narcotics used to relieve pain and
┬┤ other symptoms of cancer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The so-called Brompton cocktail, which can┤
╔┤ ╢include both heroin and cocaine, is valuable in┤
╔┤ ╢treating nausea (New York Times).┤
╩│Brompton cocktail╕ and │mixture,
╜│bronc, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a bronco.
╩│bronc, ╛╕noun.
╜│bronchi, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. (of) │bronchus.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the two large, main branches of the windpipe, one
┬┤ going to each lung.
├│ 2. ┤the smaller branching tubes in the lungs that
├┤ divide into bronchioles.
╩│bronchi, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. (of) │bronchus.╕
╜│bronchia, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ the bronchial tubes, especially the smaller tubes.
╩│bronchia, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│bronchial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the bronchi or their many
┬┤ branching tubes.
╩│bronchial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bronchial asthma,╕
┬┌┤ a form of asthma caused by an allergic reaction to
┬┤ some foreign substance in the bronchioles.
╩│bronchial asthma,╕
╜│bronchial tubes,╕
┬┌┤ the bronchi and their branching tubes.
╩│bronchial tubes,╕
╜│bronchiectasis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ enlargement of one or more of the larger bronchial
┬┤ tubes, often with inflammation.
╩│bronchiectasis, ╛╕noun.
╜│bronchiectatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like bronchiectasis.
╩│bronchiectatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bronchiogenic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bronchogenic.
╩│bronchiogenic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bronchogenic.
╜│bronchiole, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a very small branch of the bronchi.
╩│bronchiole, ╛╕noun.
╜│bronchiolitis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ inflammation of the small bronchial tubes.
╩│bronchiolitis, ╛╕noun.
╜│bronchitic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with bronchitis.
├│ 2. ┤having bronchitis.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person with bronchitis.
╩│bronchitic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│bronchitis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ inflammation of the mucous membrane that lines the
┬┤ bronchial tubes. A deep cough goes with it.
┬┤ Bronchitis may be acute or chronic.
╩│bronchitis, ╛╕noun.
╜│broncho, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-chos.╕ ╟│= bronco.
╩│broncho, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-chos.╕ ╟│= bronco.
╜│bronchobuster, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) broncobuster.
╩│bronchobuster, ╛╕noun.
╜│bronchocele, ╛╕noun. ╟│= goiter.
╩│bronchocele, ╛╕noun. ╟│= goiter.
╜│bronchodilator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a drug or instrument for dilating the bronchial air
┬┤ passages.
╩│bronchodilator, ╛╕noun.
╜│bronchogenic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ affecting or arising from the bronchi.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bronchogenic carcinoma.┤
╩│bronchogenic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bronchography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ X-ray examination of the bronchial tubes.
╩│bronchography, ╛╕noun.
╜│bronchopneumonia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ inflammation of the lungs usually beginning with
┬┤ inflammation of the terminal bronchioles.
╩│bronchopneumonia, ╛╕noun.
╜│bronchoscope, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a very thin tube by which a doctor can see into the
┬┤ bronchi, administer treatment, or remove foreign
┬┤ objects or mucus.
╩│bronchoscope, ╛╕noun.
╜│bronchoscopic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or resembling a bronchoscope.
┼╕adv. ╡bronchoscopically.┤
╩│bronchoscopic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bronchoscopy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the use of a bronchoscope.
╩│bronchoscopy, ╛╕noun.
╜│bronchospasm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ spasm of the bronchial muscles, causing constriction
┬┤ of the bronchi.
╩│bronchospasm, ╛╕noun.
╜│bronchotome, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument for use in bronchotomy.
╩│bronchotome, ╛╕noun.
╜│bronchotomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
┬┌┤ the operation of making an incision in the trachea
┬┤ or windpipe.
╩│bronchotomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
╜│bronchus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-chi.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤one of the bronchi.
├│ 2. ┤(sometimes) any small bronchial tube.
╩│bronchus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-chi.╕
╜│bronco, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cos.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a wild or partly tamed horse of western North
┬┤ America.
├│ 2. ┤╡= mustang.┤ Also, ╡broncho.┤
╩│bronco, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cos.╕
╜│bronco bean,╕ ╟│= jumping bean.
╩│bronco bean,╕ ╟│= jumping bean.
╜│broncobuster, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) in the West and Southwest:
├│ 1. ┤a person who breaks broncos to the saddle.
├│ 2. ┤a cowboy.
╩│broncobuster, ╛╕noun.
╜│bronco grass,╕
┬┌┤ a Mediterranean brome grass introduced into
┬┤ California.
╩│bronco grass,╕
╜│brontograph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= brontometer.┤
├│ 2. ┤the tracing or record produced by a brontometer.
╩│brontograph, ╛╕noun.
╜│brontometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument for recording the phenomena of
┬┤ thunderstorms.
╩│brontometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│brontosaur, ╛╕noun. ╟│= brontosaurus.
╩│brontosaur, ╛╕noun. ╟│= brontosaurus.
╜│brontosaurian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like a brontosaurus; dinosaurian.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... immense machines with brontosaurian necks┤
╔┤ ╢(New Yorker).┤
╩│brontosaurian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brontosaurus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-sauri,╕ │-sauruses.╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│brontosaurus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-sauri,╕ │-sauruses.╕
╜│Bronx cheer,
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a sound of derision, made by an
┬┤ explosive expulsion of breath through nearly closed
┬┤ lips; raspberry.
╩│Bronx cheer,
╜│bronze, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb, ╞│bronzed,╕ │bronzing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a brown metal, an alloy of copper and tin. See
┬┤ also ╡brass.┤┤
├│ 2. ┤a similar alloy of copper with zinc or another
├┤ metal.
├│ 3. ┤a statue, medal, or disk made of bronze.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A bronze was given to the boy who won the┤
╔┤ ╢contest.┤
├│ 4. ┤the color of bronze; dark yellowish brown or
├┤ reddish brown.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The lifeguard was a deep bronze.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤made of bronze.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bronze bell.┤
├│ 2. ┤dark yellowish-brown or reddish-brown.
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to make or become bronze in color.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sailor was bronzed from the sun.┤
├│ 2. ┤to give a bronzelike surface to.
├│ 3a. ┤to harden or make like bronze.
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to make hard or unfeeling.
╩│bronze, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb, ╞│bronzed,╕ │bronzing.╕
╜│Bronze Age,╕
┬┌│ 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)
╜│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. an anxious brow.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.) fronting aspect; countenance.
╔┤ ╢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
╜│-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.
├│ 2. ┤a small, flat, sweet chocolate cake, often
├┤ containing nuts.
╩│brownie, ╛╕noun.
╜│Brownie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
├│ 2. ┤a painting done with a brush.
╩│brushwork, ╛╕noun.
╜│brushy─╕ (1), ╛adjective. ╞│brushier,╕ │brushiest.╕
┬┌┤ like a brush; rough and shaggy.
╩│brushy─╕ (1), ╛adjective. ╞│brushier,╕ │brushiest.╕
╜│brushy─╕ (2), ╛adjective, ╞│brushier,╕ │brushiest.╕
┬┌┤ covered with bushes, shrubs, or the like.
╩│brushy─╕ (2), ╛adjective, ╞│brushier,╕ │brushiest.╕
╜│brusk, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= brusque.
╩│brusk, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= brusque.
╜│brusque, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ abrupt in manner or speech; blunt.
╔┤ ╢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.
├│ 2. ┤of or like a buffalo.
╩│bubaline, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bubble, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-bled,╕ │-bling,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a thin, round film of liquid enclosing air or
┬┤ gas. When water boils, it is full of bubbles, which
┬┤ come to the top and break.
├│ 2. ┤a round space filled with air or gas in a liquid
├┤ or solid. Sometimes there are bubbles in ice or
├┤ glass.
├│ 3. ┤a quantity of air or gas occluded within a
├┤ liquid, such as the portion of air left in a spirit
├┤ level.
├│ 4. ┤any spherical or dome-shaped structure, usually
├┤ transparent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This area will be shielded by a plastic "bubble"┤
╔┤ ╢for all-weather dining (New York Times).┤
├│ 5a. ┤the act or process of bubbling.
├│ b. ┤the sound of bubbling.
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.) a plan or idea that looks good, but
├┤ soon goes to pieces.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the great South Sea bubble.┤
├│ 7. ┤(Figurative.) anything lacking firmness,
├┤ permanence, substance, or reality.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Seeking the bubble reputation Even in the┤
╔┤ ╢cannon's mouth (Shakespeare).┤
├│ 8. ┤a bubbletop.
├│ 9a. ┤╡= magnetic bubble.┤
├│ b. ┤╡= bubble memory.┤
├│ 10. ┤(Astronomy.) a region of significantly higher
├┤ temperature and lower density in the interstellar
├┤ gas of space.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bubbles are detected by telescopic instruments┤
╔┤ ╢that measure gas temperature and density (Malcolm W.┤
╔┤ ╢Browne).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to send up or rise in bubbles; have bubbles; make
├┤ bubbles.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Water bubbled up between the stones.┤
┴┤ (SYN) effervesce.
├│ 2. ┤to make sounds like water boiling; gurgle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The baby bubbled and cooed.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to arise or issue like bubbles;
├┤ overflow (with feeling).
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bubble with joy or laughter.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1a. ┤to cause to bubble.
├│ b. ┤to burp (an infant).
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to overflow with (feeling).
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is a very cheerful and enthusiastic officer┤
╔┤ ╢who bubbles energy and good will (Manchester┤
╔┤ ╢Guardian Weekly).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Archaic.) to swindle.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤unsubstantial; fragile; delusive.
└╕expr. ╡bubble over,┤
├│ a. ┤to be very full; overflow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The water bubbled over on the stove.┤
├│ b. ┤to overflow with feeling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Suzanne fairly bubbles over with high spirits┤
╔┤ ╢(London Times).┤
├│ c. ┤to be very enthusiastic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boys bubbled over at the idea of an┤
╔┤ ╢overnight camping trip.┤
┼╕adv. ╡bubblingly.┤
╩│bubble, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-bled,╕ │-bling,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│bubble and squeak,╕
┬┌┤ 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).┤
╩│bubbletop car,╕
╜│bubbly, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-blier,╕ │-bliest,╕ ╛noun, ╞pl.
╞┌│ │-blies.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤full of bubbles; effervescent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bubbly champagne.┤
├│ 2. ┤like a bubble.
├│ 3. ┤very lively; ebullient.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bubbly dance music.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤(Slang.) champagne.
╔┤ ╢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).┤
╩│bubbly, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-blier,╕ │-bliest,╕ ╛noun, ╞pl.
╜│bubbly jock,╕
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) a turkey.
╩│bubbly jock,╕
╜│bubby, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bies.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) ╡= bub.┤
╩│bubby, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bies.╕
╜│bubo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-boes.╕
┬┌┤ 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,╕
╜│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.
╩│buckra, ╛╕noun.
╜│buckram, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb, ╞│-ramed,╕ │-raming.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a coarse cloth made stiff with glue or something
┬┤ like glue, used especially for stiffening garmets
┬┤ and binding books.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Four rogues in buckram let drive at me┤
╔┤ ╢(Shakespeare).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) stiffness of manner.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A fine, good-humoured, unaffected lad, no pride┤
╔┤ ╢or buckram (Charles Cornwallis).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) a fine linen or cotton fabric.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤made of buckram.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... his buckram shirt collar (Byron).┤
├│ 2a. ┤like buckram.
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) stiff; formal; haughty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A wondrous buckram style, --the best he [Samuel┤
╔┤ ╢Johnson] could get (Thomas Carlyle).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to pad or stiffen with buckram.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the starched, buckramed skirts of my female┤
╔┤ ╢relatives (George A. Sala).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to make stiff.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His buckramed habit of clerical decorum┤
╔┤ ╢(Hawthorne).┤
╩│buckram, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb, ╞│-ramed,╕ │-raming.╕
╜│bucksaw, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│buddleia, ╛╕noun.
╜│buddy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dies,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-died,╕ │-dying.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a close friend; comrade; pal.
├│ 2. ┤a little boy.
├│ 3. ┤brother (used as a form of address).
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to be or become close friends.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We were cussing the Germans ... and now we are┤
╔┤ ╢buddying with them (Newsweek).┤
╩│buddy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dies,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-died,╕ │-dying.╕
╜│buddy-buddy, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-dies,╕ ╛verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-died,╕ │-dying.╕
┬┌┤ (Slang.)
├╕adj. ┤ ┤very friendly; chummy.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a close friend; chum.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to be or act as close friends.
╩│buddy-buddy, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-dies,╕ ╛verb,
╜│buddy system,╕
┬┌┤ (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.
╩│buffa, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │buffe.╕
╜│buffalo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-loes,╕ │-los╕ or (collectively)
╞┌│ │-lo,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-loed,╕ │-loing.╕
┬┌╕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.┤
╩│buffalo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-loes,╕ │-los╕ or (collectively)
╜│buffaloberry,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌│ 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.
├│ 2. ┤╡= buffer state.┤
╩│buffer zone,╕
╜│buffet─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│-feted,╕ │-feting.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a blow of the hand or fist.
├│ 2. ┤a knock, stroke, or hurt.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The lifeguard withstood the buffets of the┤
╔┤ ╢waves. ... the vile blows and buffets of the world┤
╔┤ ╢(Shakespeare).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to strike with the hand or fist.
├│ 2. ┤to knock about, strike, or hurt.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The waves buffeted him. (Figurative.) Fate┤
╔┤ ╢buffeted him about from job to job.┤
├│ 3. ┤to fight or struggle against.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boat buffeted the heavy waves in the storm.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to deal blows; struggle; contend.
├│ 2. ┤to move or advance with a series of efforts or
├┤ blows.
┼╕noun ╡buffeter.┤
╩│buffet─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│-feted,╕ │-feting.╕
╜│buffet─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 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)
╜│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.
╩│bugloss, ╛╕noun.
╜│bugout, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.)
├│ 1. ┤a running away; flight; retreat; desertion.
├│ 2. ┤a person who flees or deserts; deserter.
╩│bugout, ╛╕noun.
╜│bugs, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) not of sound mind; senseless; mad.
╩│bugs, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bugseed, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an annual plant of the goosefoot family, widely
┬┤ distributed over northern temperate regions. Its
┬┤ flat oval seeds suggest bugs.
╩│bugseed, ╛╕noun.
╜│bugshah, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-shahs╕ or │-shah.╕ ╟│= buqsha.
╩│bugshah, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-shahs╕ or │-shah.╕ ╟│= buqsha.
╜│buhl, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤wood inlaid with elaborate patterns of tortoise
┬┤ shell, ivory, brass, white metal, and other
┬┤ materials, used for furniture.
├│ 2. ┤furniture or other objects made of buhl. Also,
├╡ ╡boulle.┤
╩│buhl, ╛╕noun.
╜│buhl work,╕ ╟│= buhl.
╩│buhl work,╕ ╟│= buhl.
╜│buhr, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= burr┤ (1) (def. 2).┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= burr┤ (4).┤
╩│buhr, ╛╕noun.
╜│buhrstone, ╛╕noun. ╟│= burrstone.
╩│buhrstone, ╛╕noun. ╟│= burrstone.
╜│buik, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) book.
╩│buik, ╛╕noun.
╜│build, ╛╕verb, ╞│built╕ or (Archaic) │builded,╕
╞┌│ │building,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make by putting materials together; construct.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Birds build nests. Men build houses, dams,┤
╔┤ ╢bridges, ships, and machines.┤
┴┤ (SYN) erect, frame, assemble.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to produce gradually; develop.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to build a business.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to establish on some foundation;
├┤ base.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A lawyer builds his case on facts. On God and┤
╔┤ ╢Godlike men we built our trust (Tennyson).┤
┴┤ (SYN) found.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) to form by art in any way; fashion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He knew himself to sing, and build the lofty┤
╔┤ ╢rhyme (Milton).┤
├│ 5. ┤(in card games) to put together (a sequence of
├┤ cards) according to number, suit, or other category.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to practice the art or follow the business of
├┤ constructing buildings; make a structure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He builds for a living.┤
├│ 2. ┤to make nests or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A jackdaw had built in the chimney.┤
├│ 3. ┤to construct or establish anything.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) to accept as a basis for argument,
├┤ planning, or acting; rely; depend.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We can build on that man's honesty.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the form, style, or manner in which a person or
├┤ animal is put together; structure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An elephant has a heavy build.┤
├│ 2. ┤the shape, lines, or rig; construction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the build of a ship or vehicle.┤
└╕expr. ╡build in,┤
├│ a. ┤to build round about; enclose.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When we first came here, the neighborhood was┤
╔┤ ╢open, but we are now completely built in.┤
├│ b. ┤to fill a space by building; block up.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The workers began to build in the hole with┤
╔┤ ╢bricks.┤
└╕expr. ╡build up,┤
├│ a. ┤to form gradually; develop.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The firm has built up a wide reputation for fair┤
╔┤ ╢dealing.┤
├│ b. ┤to fill with houses.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The hill overlooking the town has been built up┤
╔┤ ╢in the last five years.┤
├│ c. ┤(Figurative.) to increase or strengthen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When sick you must rest to build up your health.┤
├│ d. ┤(Figurative.) to enhance the image of; make more
├┤ attractive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They used publicity to build up their candidate.┤
╩│build, ╛╕verb, ╞│built╕ or (Archaic) │builded,╕
╜│buildable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤that can be built.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a buildable spacecraft.┤
├│ 2. ┤that can be built on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a buildable site.┤
╩│buildable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│build-down, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│built-down,╕ │building-down.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a reduction of nuclear armament by eliminating
┬┤ existing weapons for new ones produced.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some of the steam went out of ... the so-called┤
╔┤ ╢"build-down" scheme for reducing the superpower's┤
╔┤ ╢nuclear arsenals (Economist).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to reduce (armaments) by a build-down.
╔┤ ╢Ex. President Reagan will ... offer to "build-down"┤
╔┤ ╢the USA's nuclear weapons when deadlocked strategic┤
╔┤ ╢arms talks resume (USA Today).┤
╩│build-down, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│built-down,╕ │building-down.╕
╜│builded, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ (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
╜│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.
╩│bull chain,╕
╜│bulldog, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb, ╞│-dogged,╕ │-dogging.╕
┬┌╕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.
├│ 2. ┤to attack like a bulldog.
╩│bulldog, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb, ╞│-dogged,╕ │-dogging.╕
╜│bulldog ant,╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│bulldog pickerel,╕
╜│bulldoze, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-dozed,╕ │-dozing.╕
┬┌│ 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).┤
├│ 3. ┤to flog severely.
╩│bulldoze, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-dozed,╕ │-dozing.╕
╜│bulldozer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.
┼╕noun ╡bullionist.┤
╩│bullionism, ╛╕noun.
╜│bullirag, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ragged,╕ │-ragging.╕
╟┌│ ╟│= bullyrag.
╩│bullirag, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ragged,╕ │-ragging.╕
╜│bullish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤like a bull in manner or temper.
├│ 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.
╩│bull terrier,╕
╜│bull thistle,╕
┬┌┤ the common thistle.
╩│bull thistle,╕
╜│bull tongue,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a simple form of plow.
╩│bull tongue,╕
╜│bull-tongue, ╛╕transitive verb. ╞│-tongued,╕ │-tonguing.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) to plow with a bull tongue.
╩│bull-tongue, ╛╕transitive verb. ╞│-tongued,╕ │-tonguing.╕
╜│bull trout,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= salmon trout.┤
├│ 2. ┤the Dolly Varden trout of the Pacific coast.
╩│bull trout,╕
╜│bullwhack, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌┤ (Western U.S.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤a whip with a long, heavy lash and a short handle.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to drive (a team of oxen or other draft animals)
├┤ with a bullwhack or other whip.
╩│bullwhack, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│bullwhacker, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Western U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤the driver of a wagon drawn by a team of oxen or
├┤ other draft animals.
├│ 2. ┤a bullwhack.
╩│bullwhacker, ╛╕noun.
╜│bullwhip, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a long, heavy leather whip like those formerly used
┬┤ by drivers of oxen.
╩│bullwhip, ╛╕noun.
╜│bully─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-lies,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-lied,╕ │-lying,╕
╛┌╕ ╛adjective, interjection.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person who teases, frightens, threatens, or
┬┤ hurts others who are not as strong as he is.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) a hired ruffian; bravo; bullyboy.
├│ 3. ┤(British Dialect.) mate; companion.
├│ 4. ┤(Obsolete.) a good friend; fine fellow.
├│ 5. ┤(Obsolete.) a sweetheart.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to frighten (into doing something) by noisy talk
├┤ or threats.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The older boys bullied him into giving away his┤
╔┤ ╢candy.┤
┴┤ (SYN) overawe, intimidate.
├│ 2. ┤to be a bully toward.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to be a bully; be overbearing.
┴┤ (SYN) bluster.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤(Informal.) very good; excellent.
├│ 2. ┤jovial; gallant; spirited.
├│ 3. ┤like a bully or ruffian.
├╕interj. ┤ ┤(Informal.) bravo! well done!.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bully for you!┤
╩│bully─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-lies,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-lied,╕ │-lying,╕
╜│bully─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╟│= bully beef.
╩│bully─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╟│= bully beef.
╜│bully─╕ (3), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-lies,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-lied,╕ │-lying.╕
┬┌┤ (Field Hockey.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= bully-off.┤
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to cross sticks three times and hit (the ball).
╩│bully─╕ (3), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-lies,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-lied,╕ │-lying.╕
╜│bully beef,╕
┬┌┤ canned or pickled beef.
╩│bully beef,╕
╜│bullyboy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person hired to gain ends by violence or the
┬┤ threat of violence; thug.
╩│bullyboy, ╛╕noun.
╜│bully-off, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Field Hockey.)
├│ 1. ┤the start of play.
├│ 2. ┤the crossing of sticks before the ball is played.
╩│bully-off, ╛╕noun.
╜│bullyrag, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ragged,╕ │-ragging.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤to attack with abusive language; bully; abuse.
├│ 2. ┤╡= tease.┤ Also, ╡ballyrag,┤ ╡bullirag.┤
╩│bullyrag, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ragged,╕ │-ragging.╕
╜│bully tree,╕
┬┌┤ any one of various West Indian and tropical American
┬┤ trees of the sapodilla family, especially the
┬┤ species from which the gum balata is obtained.
╩│bully tree,╕
╜│bulrush, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a tall, slender plant that grows in wet places,
┬┤ used in making mats, bottoms of chairs, and the
┬┤ like. The bulrush belongs to the sedge family.
├│ 2. ┤(British.) the cattail.
├│ 3. ┤(U.S.) any one of several rushes, especially the
├┤ common rush.
├│ 4. ┤the papyrus of Egypt (in the Bible, Exodus 2:3).
├┤ Also, ╡bullrush.┤
╩│bulrush, ╛╕noun.
╜│bultow, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a trawl line.
╩│bultow, ╛╕noun.
╜│bulwark, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person, thing, or idea that is a defense or a
┬┤ protection.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A free press and free speech are bulwarks of┤
╔┤ ╢democracy.┤
┴┤ (SYN) safeguard, support.
├│ 2. ┤a wall of earth or other material for defense
├┤ against an enemy; rampart.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The city was protected by a bulwark and a moat┤
╔┤ ╢surrounding it.┤
├│ 3a. ┤a breakwater for protection against the force of
├┤ the waves.
├│ b. ┤an embankment.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to defend; protect; shelter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Friends bulwarked him about from infancy to┤
╔┤ ╢boyhood (Robert Browning).┤
├│ 2. ┤to provide with a bulwark or bulwarks.
└╕expr. ╡bulwarks,┤ ┤the side of a ship extending like a fence
└┤ above the deck.
╩│bulwark, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│bum─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│bummed,╕ │bumming,╕ ╛adjective,
╞┌│ ╞│bummer,╕ │bummest.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an idle or good-for-nothing person; loafer.
├│ 2. ┤a tramp; hobo.
├│ 3. ┤a person who is extremely devoted to a sport,
├┤ sometimes to the point of seeming to do nothing else
├┤ but participate in it or follow it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a tennis bum, a surf bum, a track bum.┤
├│ 4. ┤a drunken spree.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to go on a bum.┤
├│ 5. ┤a drunken loafer.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to get (food, money, or anything else) by sponging
├┤ on others; beg.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He tried to bum a ride.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to loaf around; idle about.
╔┤ ╢Ex. playing pool and bumming with the boys (O.┤
╔┤ ╢Henry).┤
├│ 2. ┤to sponge on others; beg.
├│ 3. ┤to drink heavily.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of poor quality; worthless.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Every bum novel begins that way (Robert W.┤
╔┤ ╢Chambers).┤
├│ 2. ┤sore or lame.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bum knee.┤
├│ 3. ┤false; mistaken.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The information he got was a bum steer. The┤
╔┤ ╢prisoner claimed that he got a bum rap from the┤
╔┤ ╢court.┤
╩│bum─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│bummed,╕ │bumming,╕ ╛adjective,
╜│bum┐╕ (someone) │out,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) to disgust, annoy, or vex.
╔┤ ╢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.
╩│Buna, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bunbury, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-buried,╕ │-burying.╕
┬┌┤ to travel for the pleasure of traveling or
┬┤ sightseeing.
╩│Bunbury, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-buried,╕ │-burying.╕
╜│bunch, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a group of things of the same kind growing
┬┤ fastened, placed, or thought of together.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bunch of grapes, a bunch of flowers, a bunch┤
╔┤ ╢of sheep.┤
┴┤ (SYN) batch, cluster.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) a group of people.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bunch of thieves. They are a friendly bunch.┤
┴┤ (SYN) band, gang.
├│ 3. ┤(Informal.) any group not necessarily together;
├┤ lot.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He's got a bunch of cousins.┤
├│ 4. ┤a swelling; protuberance.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to come together in one place.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sheep bunched up in the shed to keep warm.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to bring together and make into a bunch.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We have bunched the flowers for you to carry┤
╔┤ ╢home.┤
├│ 2. ┤to put in folds; gather.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a dress bunched up on the hips and at the back.┤
┼╕noun ╡buncher.┤
╩│bunch, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│bunchberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌┤ a low shrub with white flowers and dense clusters of
┬┤ bright-red berries; cornel.
╩│bunchberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│buncher resonator,╕ ╟│= klystron.
╩│buncher resonator,╕ ╟│= klystron.
╜│bunchflower, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a North American herb of the lily family, having
┬┤ grasslike leaves and a tall stem with a panicle of
┬┤ small, greenish flowers.
╩│bunchflower, ╛╕noun.
╜│bunch grass,╕
┬┌┤ any one of various grasses of the western United
┬┤ States that grow in distinct bunches or tufts.
╩│bunch grass,╕
╜│bunch pink,╕ ╟│= sweet william.
╩│bunch pink,╕ ╟│= sweet william.
╜│bunchy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│bunchier,╕ │bunchiest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤having bunches or clusters.
├│ 2. ┤growing in bunches.
├│ 3. ┤bulging or protuberant.
┼╕adv. ╡bunchily.┤
┼╕noun ╡bunchiness.┤
╩│bunchy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│bunchier,╕ │bunchiest.╕
╜│bunco, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cos,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-coed,╕ │-coing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤(Slang.) a swindle, especially one perpetrated by
┬┤ means of cardsharping or some form of confidence
┬┤ trick.
├│ 2. ┤a kind of card game.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(Slang.) to swindle or cheat. Also, ╡bunko.┤
╩│bunco, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cos,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-coed,╕ │-coing.╕
╜│buncombe, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bunkum.
╩│buncombe, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bunkum.
╜│bunco steerer,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a decoy or shill for a bunco.
╩│bunco steerer,╕
╜│bund, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(in the Far East, especially Anglo-Chinese ports)
┬┤ an embankment forming a promenade or thoroughfare
┬┤ along a shore.
├│ 2. ┤(in India) an artificial embankment.
╩│bund, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bund, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │Bunde.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a former organization in the United States of
┬┤ persons with Nazi sympathies, founded in 1936.
├│ 2. ┤an association; society; league.
╩│Bund, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │Bunde.╕
╜│bunder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Anglo-Indian.) a landing place; pier; harbor.
╩│bunder, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bundesrat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the upper house of the federal legislature of
┬┤ Germany or of Austria.
├│ 2. ┤the federal council in the legislature of the
├┤ former German Empire.
├│ 3. ┤the federal council or chief executive authority
├┤ of Switzerland.
╩│Bundesrat, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bundestag, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the lower house of the federal legislature of
┬┤ Germany.
╩│Bundestag, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bundeswehr, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the federal defense forces of Germany.
╩│Bundeswehr, ╛╕noun.
╜│bundle, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-dled,╕ │-dling.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a number of things tied or wrapped together.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bundle of rags, a bundle of firewood.┤
├│ 2. ┤a parcel; package.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We sent my uncle a large bundle on his birthday.┤
├│ 3. ┤a number of things considered together; bunch.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She was a bundle of nerves.┤
├│ 4. ┤a group of muscle or nerve fibers bound closely
├┤ together; a fasciculus.
├│ 5. ┤(Botany.) an aggregation of cells for conduction
├┤ and support in the stems and leaves of plants.
├│ 6. ┤a measurement of yarn equal to twenty hanks.
├│ 7. ┤a quantity of paper consisting of two reams.
├┤ (Abbr:) bdl.
├│ 8. ┤(U.S. Slang.) a sum of money, especially a large
├┤ sum.
├│ 9. ┤(British Slang.) a teen-age gang fight; rumble.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to tie or wrap together; make into a bundle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We bundled all our old newspapers and set them┤
╔┤ ╢out at the curb.┤
├│ 2. ┤to send in a hurry; hustle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They bundled me off to the hospital in an┤
╔┤ ╢ambulance.┤
├│ 3. ┤to collect; gather (up or together) into a mass.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to go or leave in a hurry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They bundled down to town in a cab to catch the┤
╔┤ ╢next train.┤
├│ 2. ┤to conduct a courtship, fully dressed, in bed, as
├┤ couples did in New England in colonial days.
└╕expr. ╡bundle up,┤ ┤to dress warmly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You should bundle up on cold winter mornings.┤
┼╕noun ╡bundler.┤
╩│bundle, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-dled,╕ │-dling.╕
╜│bundle of His, ╟= atrioventricular bundle.
╩│bundle of His, ╟= atrioventricular bundle.
╜│bundook, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Anglo-Indian.) a rifle.
╩│bundook, ╛╕noun.
╜│bunfight, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) a brawl.
╩│bunfight, ╛╕noun.
╜│bung, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a stopper for closing the hole in the side or end
┬┤ of a barrel, keg, or cask.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bung was pulled out of a long-sealed cask of┤
╔┤ ╢excellent wine (Harper's).┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= bunghole.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to close (a bunghole) with a stopper.
└╕expr. ╡bung up,┤
├│ a. ┤to close with a stopper.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bung up a bunghole or a cask.┤
├│ b. ┤to stop up; choke up.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bung up one's mouth.┤
├│ c. ┤(Slang.) to bruise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He tripped, fell, and bunged up his arms and┤
╔┤ ╢knees.┤
╩│bung, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│bungaloid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having the appearance or style of a bungalow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bungaloid hotels.┤
├│ 2. ┤filled with bungalows.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bungaloid cities.┤
╩│bungaloid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bungalow, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small house, usually of one story or a story
┬┤ and a half, with low, sweeping lines.
├│ 2. ┤(in India) a one-storied thatched or tiled house,
├┤ usually having a veranda on one or more sides.
╩│bungalow, ╛╕noun.
╜│bungee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a tension device, such as a set of springs, an
┬┤ elastic cable, or a rubber cord, used in aircraft to
┬┤ assist in moving the controls.
╩│bungee, ╛╕noun.
╜│bungee cord,╕
┬┌┤ an elastic cord with hooks at both ends, used to
┬┤ hold bulky items in place, as on top of a car or a
┬┤ bike rack.
╩│bungee cord,╕
╜│bung-full, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ crammed or stuffed full.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bag was bung-full and hard to close.┤
╩│bung-full, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bunghole, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the hole in the side or end of a barrel, keg, or
┬┤ cask through which it is filled and emptied.
╩│bunghole, ╛╕noun.
╜│bungle, ╛╕verb, ╞│-gled,╕ │-gling,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to do or make (something) in a clumsy, unskillful
┬┤ way.
┴┤ (SYN) botch, boggle, bumble.
├│ 2. ┤to spoil by unskillful workmanship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He tried to make a birdhouse but bungled the job.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to work or act unskillfully or clumsily; blunder.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a clumsy, unskillful performance or piece of work.
╩│bungle, ╛╕verb, ╞│-gled,╕ │-gling,╕ ╛noun.
╜│bungler, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who bungles.
╩│bungler, ╛╕noun.
╜│bunglesome, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ bungling; clumsy; unskillful.
╩│bunglesome, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bungling, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤unskillful or clumsy work or action.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤that bungles; showing unskillfulness; clumsy.
┼╕adv. ╡bunglingly.┤
╩│bungling, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│bunion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a painful, inflamed swelling on the foot, especially
┬┤ on the first joint of the big toe.
╩│bunion, ╛╕noun.
╜│bunk─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a narrow bed set against a wall like a shelf,
┬┤ often with another bed placed above it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sailors sleep in bunks.┤
├│ 2. ┤any place to sleep.
├│ 3. ┤(U.S.)
├│ a. ┤a piece of timber on which logs rest in a logging
├┤ sled, car, or truck.
├│ b. ┤the sled, car, or truck.
├│ 4. ┤a feed trough for cattle.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to sleep in a bunk; occupy a bunk.
├│ 2. ┤to sleep in rough quarters.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We bunked in an old barn.┤
├│ 3. ┤to share quarters.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You can bunk with me, if you wish.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤(Informal.) to provide with a place to sleep.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) to place (logs) on bunks.
╩│bunk─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│bunk─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌┤ (Slang.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤insincere talk; nonsense; humbug; bunkum.
╔┤ ╢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.┤
╩│bunkhouse, ╛╕noun.
╜│bunkie┐╕ or │bunky, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bunkies.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) a roommate; comrade.
╩│bunkie┐╕ or │bunky, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bunkies.╕
╜│bunkmate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) a person who shares a bunk.
╩│bunkmate, ╛╕noun.
╜│bunko, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-kos,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-koed,╕ │-koing.╕
╟┌│ ╟│= bunco.
╩│bunko, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-kos,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-koed,╕ │-koing.╕
╜│bunkum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ insincere talk; nonsense; humbug. Also, ╡buncombe.┤
╩│bunkum, ╛╕noun.
╜│bunn, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bun╕ (1).
╩│bunn, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bun╕ (1).
╜│bunnia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ Anglo-Indian. a Hindu tradesman.
╩│bunnia, ╛╕noun.
╜│bunny, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a pet name for a rabbit.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) a squirrel.
├│ 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).┤
┼╕noun ╡bureaucratist.┤
╩│bureaucratism, ╛╕noun.
╜│bureaucratize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕
┬┌┤ to make a bureaucracy of; make bureaucratic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the great bureaucratized collective that is the┤
╔┤ ╢modern corporation (Harper's).┤
┼╕noun ╡bureaucratization.┤
╩│bureaucratize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕
╜│burette┐╕ or │buret, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│burgess, ╛╕noun.
╜│burgh, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a chartered town in Scotland.
├│ 2. ┤a burg.
├│ 3. ┤(Scottish.) borough.
╩│burgh, ╛╕noun.
╜│burghal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a burgh.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a burghal government.┤
╩│burghal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│burgher, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a citizen of a burgh or town; citizen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... well-fed burghers in sidewalk cafes sip┤
╔┤ ╢coffee (Time).┤
╩│burgher, ╛╕noun.
╜│burglar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.
╩│burglar alarm,╕
╜│burglarious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with burglary.
├│ 2. ┤like a burglar.
┼╕adv. ╡burglariously.┤
╩│burglarious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│burglarize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) to break into (a building) to steal.
╩│burglarize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│burglarproof, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ so strong or safe that burglars cannot break in.
╔┤ ╢Ex. burglarproof vault.┤
╩│burglarproof, ╛╕adjective.
╜│burglary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-glaries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a breaking into a house or other building,
┬┤ usually at night, to steal or commit some other
┬┤ crime.
├│ 2. ┤(under laws of some places) the act of breaking
├┤ into and entering a building at any time.
├│ 3. ┤(Informal.) robbery.
╩│burglary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-glaries.╕
╜│burgle, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-gled,╕ │-gling.╕
┬┌┤ (Slang.) to break into (a building) to steal;
┬┤ burglarize.
╩│burgle, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│burgomaster, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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,╕
╜│burlaps, ╛╕noun. ╟│= burlap.
╩│burlaps, ╛╕noun. ╟│= burlap.
╜│burled, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that has burls.
╩│burled, ╛╕adjective.
╜│burlesk, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) burlesque (vaudeville).
╩│burlesk, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│burlesque, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-lesqued,╕ │-lesquing,╕
╛┌╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a story, play, or essay, that treats a serious
┬┤ subject ridiculously, or a trivial subject as if it
┬┤ were important.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mark Twain's story, "A Connecticut Yankee in┤
╔┤ ╢King Arthur's Court," is a burlesque of the legends┤
╔┤ ╢about King Arthur.┤
┴┤ (SYN) parody, take-off, mock-heroic.
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) a ridiculous imitation of something
├┤ worthy or dignified; mockery.
╔┤ ╢Ex. By taking bribes the judge made a burlesque of┤
╔┤ ╢his high office.┤
├│ 2. ┤a kind of vaudeville characterized by coarse,
├┤ vulgar comedy and dancing.
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to imitate so as to make fun of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Firbank ... violently burlesqued the esthetic┤
╔┤ ╢world in which he lived (Newsweek).┤
┴┤ (SYN) caricature, travesty.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤making people laugh; comically imitative.
┴┤ (SYN) comical.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with the kind of vaudeville
├┤ called burlesque.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a burlesque show.┤
┼╕adv. ╡burlesquely.┤
┼╕noun ╡burlesquer.┤
╩│burlesque, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-lesqued,╕ │-lesquing,╕
╜│burletta, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a comic opera; musical farce.
╩│burletta, ╛╕noun.
╜│burley┐╕ or │Burley, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-leys.╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│burn bag,╕
╜│burnbag, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-bagged,╕ │-bagging.╕
┬┌┤ to destroy by burning, especially in a burn bag.
╩│burnbag, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-bagged,╕ │-bagging.╕
╜│burned-out, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤damaged or destroyed by fire.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a burned-out building.┤
├│ 2. ┤used up; extinguished.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a burned-out fire, a burned-out light.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) exhausted; burnt-out.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an apathetic, burned-out individual.┤
╩│burned-out, ╛╕adjective.
╜│burner, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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)
╜│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.
╩│bursitis, ╛╕noun.
╜│burst, ╛╕verb, ╞│burst,╕ │bursting,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to break open; break out; fly apart suddenly;
┬┤ explode.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The balloon will burst.┤
┴┤ (SYN) erupt.
├│ 2. ┤to go, come, or do by force or suddenly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He burst into the room without knocking.┤
├│ 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).┤
╩│burton─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│Burtonize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ to harden (water for brewing) by treatment,
┬┤ especially with gypsum or Epsom salt.
╩│Burtonize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│Burushaski, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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,╕
╜│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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I have a bushel of things to do today.┤
╩│bushel─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│bushel─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-eled,╕ │-eling╕ or │-elled,╕ │-elling.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) to repair or alter (clothing).
╩│bushel─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│bushel basket,╕
┬┌┤ a basket that holds a bushel.
╩│bushel basket,╕
╜│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.┤
┴┤ (SYN) diligently, industriously, assiduously,
┴┤ energetically.
╩│busily, ╛╕adverb.
╜│business, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕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).┤
╩│busman's holiday,╕
╜│buss, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) kiss.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Eager greeters pumped his hands and bussed his┤
╔┤ ╢glowing pink cheeks (Time). She gave him a big buss┤
╔┤ ╢(Newsweek).┤
╩│buss, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun.
╜│busses, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ buses; a plural of ╡bus.┤
╩│busses, ╛╕noun.
╜│bust─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 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 ┤ ┤noisy orexcited activity; commotion; fuss.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There was a great bustle as the children got┤
╔┤ ╢ready for the party.┤
┴┤ (SYN) ado.
┼╕noun ╡bustler.┤
┼╕adv. ╡bustlingly.┤
╩│bustle─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│-tled,╕ │-tling,╕ ╛noun.
╜│bustle─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(formerly) a pad, cushion, or small wire frame
┬┤ used to puff out the upper back part of a woman's
┬┤ skirt.
├│ 2. ┤a fullness at the back of a woman's skirt just
├┤ below the waist as made by a bow or gathering of
├┤ material
╩│bustle─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│bustup, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.)
├│ 1. ┤a quarrel.
├│ 2. ┤a violent fight.
╩│bustup, ╛╕noun.
╜│busty, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) bosomy.
╩│busty, ╛╕adjective.
╜│busy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│busier,╕ │busiest,╕ ╛verb, ╞│busied,╕
╞┌│ │busying.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having plenty to do; not idle; working; active.
╔┤ ╢Ex. During the sale the clerks were very busy in the┤
╔┤ ╢store.┤
├│ 2. ┤full of work or activity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Main Street is a busy place. Holidays are a busy┤
╔┤ ╢time.┤
├│ 3. ┤in use.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I tried to call her up, but her telephone line┤
╔┤ ╢was busy.┤
├│ 4. ┤prying into other people's affairs; meddling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That inquisitive woman is always busy.┤
┴┤ (SYN) meddlesome, officious.
├│ 5. ┤overfilled with color, design, or ornament.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a busy wallpaper, a busy pattern.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to make busy; keep busy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bees busied themselves making honey.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to be busy.
╩│busy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│busier,╕ │busiest,╕ ╛verb, ╞│busied,╕
╜│busybody, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bodies.╕
┬┌┤ a person who pries into the affairs of others;
┬┤ meddler.
╩│busybody, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bodies.╕
╜│busyness, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ being busy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. No simple rules work in coping with┤
╔┤ ╢preschoolers' busyness (Sidonie M. Gruenberg).┤
╩│busyness, ╛╕noun.
╜│busywork, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ work assigned or done merely to fill time or to
┬┤ appear to be busy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It must be discouraging to learn what many have┤
╔┤ ╢long suspected, that most of this busywork is in┤
╔┤ ╢vain (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
╩│busywork, ╛╕noun.
╜│but─╕ (1), ╛conjunction, preposition, pronoun,
╛┌╕ adverb, noun, verb.
┬┌╕conj. ┤ │1. ┤on the other hand; yet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You may go, but you must come home at six┤
╔┤ ╢o'clock. It rained, but I went anyway. Their hopes┤
╔┤ ╢sank, but their courage did not.┤
├│ 2. ┤if not; unless; except that.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It never rains but it pours.┤
├│ 3. ┤other than; otherwise than.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We cannot choose but listen.┤
├│ 4. ┤except; save.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is right but for one thing.┤
├│ 5. ┤that.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I don't doubt but he will come.┤
├│ 6. ┤that not.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is not so sick but he can eat.┤
├╕prep. ┤ │1. ┤with the exception of; except; save.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Father works every day in the week but Sunday.┤
├│ 2. ┤other than.
╔┤ ╢Ex. No one answered but me.┤
├╕pron. ┤ ┤who not; which not.
╔┤ ╢Ex. None visit him but are fed.┤
├╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤no more than; only; merely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is but a small boy. He was here but an hour┤
╔┤ ╢ago. My love she's but a lassie (Robert Burns).┤
├│ 2. ┤only; not otherwise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We can but try.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Informal.) definitely; positively.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Go to it but this instance.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤an objection or restriction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Not so many buts, please.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤╡but me no buts,┤ offer no excuses or objections.
╔┤ ╢Ex. 'I heartily wish I could, but'--'Nay, but me no┤
╔┤ ╢buts--I have set my heart upon it' (Scott).┤
└╕expr. ╡all but.┤ ┤See under ╡all.┤┤
└╕expr. ╡but that,┤ ┤were it not that.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I should come in but that it is impossible.┤
└╕expr. ╡but what,┤ ┤except that; save.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Not but what many changes have been wrought┤
╔┤ ╢(George du Maurier).┤
╩│but─╕ (1), ╛conjunction, preposition, pronoun,
╜│but─╕ (2), ╛noun, adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.)
├╕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)
╜│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.
╩│butt-joint, ╛╕noun.
╜│buttle, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-tled,╕ │-tling.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) to serve as a butler.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Collins buttles for British chainstore magnate┤
╔┤ ╢Sir Simon Marks (Newsweek).┤
╩│buttle, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-tled,╕ │-tling.╕
╜│buttlegger, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a person who engages in buttlegging.
╩│buttlegger, ╛╕noun.
╜│buttlegging, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (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.
╩│butyl alcohol,╕
╜│butylate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
┬┌┤ to introduce a butyl into (a compound).
╩│butylate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
╜│butylene, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.┤
╩│bye, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│bye-bye, ╛╕interjection.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) good-by.
╩│bye-bye, ╛╕interjection.
╜│bye-byes, ╛╕noun pl. ╟│= sleep.
╩│bye-byes, ╛╕noun pl. ╟│= sleep.
╜│Byelarussian, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Belarusian.
╩│Byelarussian, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Belarusian.
╜│by-election, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) a special election; election held at a
┬┤ time other than that of the regular elections.
╩│by-election, ╛╕noun.
╜│Byelorussian, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Belarusian.
╩│Byelorussian, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Belarusian.
╜│by-end, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│Byzantinist, ╛╕noun.
╜│Byzantinize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ to fashion according to Byzantine ideas.
╩│Byzantinize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│Bz.,╕
┬┌┤ benzene.
╩│Bz.,╕
╜│BZ╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ 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.
├│ 2. ┤a mystical belief; secret doctrine. Also,
├╡ ╡cabbala,┤ ╡kabala,┤ ╡kabbala.┤
╩│cabala┐╕ or │Cabala, ╛╕noun.
╜│cabaletta, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an operatic song in rondo form with variations
┬┤ imitating the hoofbeats of a cantering horse.
╩│cabaletta, ╛╕noun.
╜│cabalic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the cabala.
╩│cabalic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cabalism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the system of the cabala (def. 1).
├│ 2. ┤mystic or occult doctrine; occultism.
╩│cabalism, ╛╕noun.
╜│cabalist─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a person expert in the cabala or other secret
┬┤ doctrine; a mystic. Also, ╡kabbalist.┤
╩│cabalist─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│cabalist─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a secret intriguer or plotter.
╩│cabalist─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│cabalistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having a mystical meaning; secret.
┴┤ (SYN) occult, mystic.
├│ 2. ┤of or suitable for the Jewish cabala. Also,
├╡ ╡kabbalistic.┤
┼╕adv. ╡cabalistically.┤
╩│cabalistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cabalistical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cabalistic.
╩│cabalistical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cabalistic.
╜│caballero, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ros.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤in Spain:
├│ a. ┤a gentleman.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Respectable caballeros no longer take their┤
╔┤ ╢wives or fiancees to such places (Time).┤
├│ b. ┤a knight.
├│ 2. ┤(Southwestern U.S.)
├│ a. ┤a horseman.
├│ b. ┤an ardent admirer of women or of a particular
├┤ woman; gallant.
╩│caballero, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ros.╕
╜│caballine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a horse or horses.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the caballine spring (the spring Hippocrene┤
╔┤ ╢produced by a stroke of the hoof of Pegasus).┤
╩│caballine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cabana, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a shelter like a small tent or cabin, used on a
┬┤ beach or near a swimming pool for dressing or to
┬┤ provide shade; bathhouse.
├│ 2. ┤a cabin.
╩│cabana, ╛╕noun.
╜│cabana set,╕
┬┌┤ a set of matching short-sleeved jacket and bathing
┬┤ shorts, used as beachwear for men.
╩│cabana set,╕
╜│cabane, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a system of struts for supporting an airplane wing
┬┤ above the fuselage.
╩│cabane, ╛╕noun.
╜│cabaret, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a restaurant offering singing and dancing as
┬┤ entertainment.
├│ b. ┤the entertainment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Students in Leipzig were ... putting on a┤
╔┤ ╢satirical cabaret (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
├│ 2. ┤a set of dishes for coffee or tea and the stand
├┤ or tray holding them.
╩│cabaret, ╛╕noun.
╜│cabas, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a bag of plaited straw, or of silk, leather, or
┬┤ other material, carried by women to hold small
┬┤ purchases, articles for work, or sewing.
╩│cabas, ╛╕noun.
╜│cabbage─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│-baged,╕ │-baging.╕
┬┌╕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.
╩│cabbage─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│-baged,╕ │-baging.╕
╜│cabbage─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb, ╞│-baged,╕ │-baging.╕
┬┌╕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).┤
╩│cabbage─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb, ╞│-baged,╕ │-baging.╕
╜│cabbage bug,╕ ╟│= harlequin bug.
╩│cabbage bug,╕ ╟│= harlequin bug.
╜│cabbage butterfly,╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│cachexia, ╛╕noun.
╜│cachexy, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cachexia.
╩│cachexy, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cachexia.
╜│cachinnate, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-nated,╕ │-nating.╕
┬┌┤ to laugh loudly or immoderately.
╩│cachinnate, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-nated,╕ │-nating.╕
╜│cachinnation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ loud or immoderate laughter.
╔┤ ╢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.
╩│cacophonist, ╛╕noun.
╜│cacophonize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-nized,╕ │-nizing.╕
┬┌┤ to render cacophonous or ill-sounding.
╔┤ ╢Ex. How should anyone desire to mutilate and┤
╔┤ ╢cacophonize so musical a name as Clarice? (M.┤
╔┤ ╢Collins).┤
╩│cacophonize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-nized,╕ │-nizing.╕
╜│cacophonous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│cadaverine, ╛╕noun.
╜│cadaverize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ to make cadaverous or corpselike.
╩│cadaverize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│cadaverous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤pale and ghastly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a cadaverous expression.┤
┴┤ (SYN) wan.
├│ 2. ┤thin and worn.
╔┤ ╢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).┤
╩│caddy─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-dies.╕
╜│caddy─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-dies,╕ ╛intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-died,╕ │-dying.╕ ╟│= caddie.
╩│caddy─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-dies,╕ ╛intransitive verb,
╜│caddy cart,╕ ╟│= caddie cart.
╩│caddy cart,╕ ╟│= caddie cart.
╜│caddy spoon,╕
┬┌┤ 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.┤
┬┤ Also, ╡cagy.┤
┼╕adv. ╡cagily.┤
┼╕noun ╡caginess.┤
╩│cagey, ╛╕adjective, ╞│cagier,╕ │cagiest.╕
╜│cagy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│cagier,╕ │cagiest.╕ ╟│= cagey.
╩│cagy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│cagier,╕ │cagiest.╕ ╟│= cagey.
╜│cahier, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.┤
╩│calcifuge, ╛╕noun.
╜│calcify, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-fied,╕ │-fying.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to make or become hard or bony by the deposit of
┬┤ calcium salts; convert or be converted into lime.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cartilage often calcifies in older people.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to harden.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In recent years, ghetto boundaries have┤
╔┤ ╢calcified (New Yorker).┤
╩│calcify, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│calcigerous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ producing or containing calcium salts.
╩│calcigerous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calcimine, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-mined,╕ │-mining.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a white or colored lime solution containing glue,
┬┤ used as a wash on ceilings and walls. It can be
┬┤ tinted any color.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to cover with calcimine. Also, ╡kalsomine.┤
╩│calcimine, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-mined,╕ │-mining.╕
╜│calcinate, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-nated,╕ │-nating.╕ ╟│= calcine.
╩│calcinate, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│calcination, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act or operation of calcining.
├│ 2. ┤anything formed by calcining.
├│ 3. ┤the state of being calcined.
╩│calcination, ╛╕noun.
╜│calcinator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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).┤
╩│calendric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calendrical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= calendric.
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. calendrical devices, calendrical calculations.┤
╩│calendrical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= calendric.
╜│calendry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dries.╕
┬┌┤ a place where calenders are used.
╩│calendry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dries.╕
╜│calends, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (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.┤
┴┤ (SYN) grade, standard. Also, ╡calibre.┤
╩│caliber, ╛╕noun.
╜│calibered, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a caliber.
╩│calibered, ╛╕adjective.
╜│caliber rule,╕
┬┌┤ a caliper rule.
╩│caliber rule,╕
╜│calibrate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-brated,╕ │-brating.╕
┬┌│ 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.
┼╕noun ╡calibrator.┤
╩│calibrate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-brated,╕ │-brating.╕
╜│calibration, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act or process of calibrating.
╔┤ ╢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.┤
╩│calipee, ╛╕noun.
╜│caliper, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤diameter; thickness, breadth; caliber.
╔┤ ╢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).┤
╩│caller─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│caller─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.)
├│ 1. ┤(of foods) fresh.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Wha'll buy my caller herring?┤
├│ 2. ┤(of weather, etc.) pleasantly fresh; refreshing.
╩│caller─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
╜│callet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Dialect.)
├│ 1. ┤a lewd woman; trull; strumpet; drab.
├│ 2. ┤a scold.
╩│callet, ╛╕noun.
╜│call girl,╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│calliopsis, ╛╕noun.
╜│callipash, ╛╕noun. ╟│= calipash.
╩│callipash, ╛╕noun. ╟│= calipash.
╜│callipee, ╛╕noun. ╟│= calipee.
╩│callipee, ╛╕noun. ╟│= calipee.
╜│calliper, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb.
╟┌│ ╟│= caliper.
╩│calliper, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb.
╜│callipers, ╛╕noun pl. ╟│= calipers.
╩│callipers, ╛╕noun pl. ╟│= calipers.
╜│callipygian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│calumet, ╛╕noun.
╜│calumniate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
┬┌┤ to say false and harmful things about; slander.
┴┤ (SYN) defame, malign, libel, vilify.
┼╕noun ╡calumniation.┤
┼╕noun ╡calumniator.┤
╩│calumniate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
╜│calumniatory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ slanderous; calumnious.
╩│calumniatory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calumnious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ slanderous; defamatory.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a calumnious statement or attack.┤
┼╕adv. ╡calumniously.┤
╩│calumnious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calumny, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
┬┌│ 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.
╩│Camelopard, ╛╕noun.
╜│Camelopardalis, ╛╕noun, ╞genitive │Camelopardalis.╕
╟┌│ ╟│= Camelopard.
╩│Camelopardalis, ╛╕noun, ╞genitive │Camelopardalis.╕
╜│Camelot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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╕
╜│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.
╩│camerist, ╛╕noun.
╜│camerlengo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gos.╕ ╟│= camerlingo.
╩│camerlengo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gos.╕ ╟│= camerlingo.
╜│camerlingate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the office of camerlingo.
╔┤ ╢Ex. S. Charles ... absolutely refused the┤
╔┤ ╢camerlingate, the second and most lucrative dignity┤
╔┤ ╢in the Roman court (A. Butler).┤
╩│camerlingate, ╛╕noun.
╜│camerlingo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gos.╕
┬┌┤ the Pope's chamberlain, chosen from among the
┬┤ cardinals and having charge of the secular interests
┬┤ of the papacy. Also, ╡camerlengo.┤
╩│camerlingo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gos.╕
╜│Cameroonian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Cameroon, a country in
┬┤ central Africa, or with the former British trust
┬┤ territory of Cameroons.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Cameroon or the former
├┤ Cameroons.
╩│Cameroonian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│camik, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a boot made of soft sealskin, used in arctic
┬┤ regions; muckluck.
╩│camik, ╛╕noun.
╜│camiknickers, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (British.) a woman's undergarment combining a
┬┤ camisole and knickers.
╩│camiknickers, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│Camilla, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Roman Legend,) a warrior queen who fought against
┬┤ Aeneas and his followers in Italy.
╩│Camilla, ╛╕noun.
╜│camino real, ╞╕pl. │camino reals,╕ (Spanish) │caminos
╞┌│ reales.╕
┬┌┤ (Southwestern U.S.) a main highway.
╩│camino real, ╞╕pl. │camino reals,╕ (Spanish) │caminos
╜│camion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a motor truck.
├│ 2. ┤a strong cart or wagon; dray.
├│ 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.
╩│Camorra, ╛╕noun.
╜│camorra, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a secret society like the Camorra.
╩│camorra, ╛╕noun.
╜│Camorrism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the practices of the Camorra.
┼╕noun ╡Camorrist.┤
╩│Camorrism, ╛╕noun.
╜│camouflage, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-flaged,╕ │-flaging.╕
┬┌╕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.┤
┼╕noun ╡camouflager.┤
╩│camouflage, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-flaged,╕ │-flaging.╕
╜│camouflet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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).┤
╩│camp─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│camp─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │camp,╕ ╛adjective, verb.
┬┌┤ (Slang.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤anything valued or admired because it is usually
├┤ considered trivial or outmoded.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Turn-of-the-century postcards are camp; so is┤
╔┤ ╢... the 1933 movie King Kong (Time).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤characterized by camp; given to or admiring things
├┤ usually considered trivial, unsophisticated, or
├┤ outmoded; campy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You have camp taste if you can discuss┤
╔┤ ╢authoritatively the early ... comic books (Saturday┤
╔┤ ╢Night).┤
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to admire, produce, or fill with camp; be or
├┤ make campy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The blurb calls The Day We were Mostly┤
╔┤ ╢Butterflies "camped up Jane Austenese" (Punch).┤
└╕expr. ╡camp it up,┤ ┤to act in a manner considered camp;
└┤ behave exaggeratedly or affectedly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He [Tiny Tim] minces and swishes and twitters┤
╔┤ ╢and flutters and flirts and camps it up (Maclean's).┤
╩│camp─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │camp,╕ ╛adjective, verb.
╜│cAMP╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ cyclic AMP.
╩│cAMP╕ (no periods),
╜│campagna, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤level, open country.
├│ 2. ┤a military campaign.
╩│campagna, ╛╕noun.
╜│campaign, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕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.
├│ 2. ┤any one of various terpene derivatives.
╩│camphor, ╛╕noun.
╜│camphoraceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of the nature of or resembling camphor.
╩│camphoraceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│camphorate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
┬┌┤ to impregnate or treat with camphor; add camphor to.
╩│camphorate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
╜│camphorated oil,
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│camp robber,╕
╜│campshed, ╛╕verb, ╞│-shedded,╕ │-shedding,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to face (the bank of a river or side of an
┬┤ embankment) with piles and planks.
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= campshot.┤
╩│campshed, ╛╕verb, ╞│-shedded,╕ │-shedding,╕ ╛noun.
╜│campshedding, ╛╕noun. ╟│= campshot.
╩│campshedding, ╛╕noun. ╟│= campshot.
╜│campsheeting, ╛╕noun. ╟│= campshot.
╩│campsheeting, ╛╕noun. ╟│= campshot.
╜│campshot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ piles or boards to support a riverbank.
╩│campshot, ╛╕noun.
╜│campsite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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─╕ (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).┤
├│ 3. ┤a custom or trait peculiar to Canada.
╩│Canadianism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Canadianize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ to make Canadian in habits, customs, or character.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sir Casimir had become so Canadianized that┤
╔┤ ╢shortly before his death he remembered little of his┤
╔┤ ╢mother tongue (Peter Gzowski).┤
╩│Canadianize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│Canadian Legion,╕
┬┌┤ 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
╜│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.┤
╩│canape, ╛╕noun.
╜│canard, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a false rumor; exaggerated report; hoax.
╔┤ ╢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).┤
╩│canard, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│Canarese, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-rese,╕ ╛adjective. ╟│= Kanarese.
╩│Canarese, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-rese,╕ ╛adjective. ╟│= Kanarese.
╜│Canarian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕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).┤
┼╕adj. ╡cancelable,┤ (especially British,) ╡cancellable.┤
┼╕noun ╡canceler,┤ (especially British,) ╡canceller.┤
╩│cancel, ╛╕verb, ╞│-celed,╕ │-celing╕ or (especially
╜│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.
├│ 4. ┤a person born under the sign of Cancer.
╩│Cancer, ╛╕noun, ╞genitive (def. 2) │Cancri.╕
╜│cancerate, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
┬┌┤ to become cancerous.
╩│cancerate, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
╜│canceration, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a growing cancerous or into a cancer.
╩│canceration, ╛╕noun.
╜│cancered, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having cancer.
╩│cancered, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cancerization, ╛╕noun. ╟│= canceration.
╩│cancerization, ╛╕noun. ╟│= canceration.
╜│cancerogenic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= carcinogenic.
╩│cancerogenic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= carcinogenic.
╜│cancerophobia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ fear of contracting cancer.
╩│cancerophobia, ╛╕noun.
╜│cancerous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤like cancer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a cancerous tumor.┤
├│ 2. ┤having cancer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a cancerous liver.┤
╩│cancerous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cancer-root, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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)
╜│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.
╩│CANDU, ╛╕noun.
╜│C & W,╕
┬┌┤ country-and-western (music).
╩│C & W,╕
╜│candy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dies,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-died,╕ │-dying,╕
╛┌╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤sugar or syrup, boiled with water and flavoring,
┬┤ then cooled and made into small pieces for eating.
╔┤ ╢Ex. sugar candy. Chocolate, butter, milk, nuts, and┤
╔┤ ╢fruits are often added.┤
┴┤ (SYN) confection.
├│ 2. ┤a piece of this.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Take a candy from the box.┤
┴┤ (SYN) bonbon.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to turn into sugar; congeal or form into
├┤ crystals, especially by boiling sugar or syrup.
├│ 2. ┤to cook (something) in sugar; preserve by boiling
├┤ in sugar.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She candied the peaches before canning them.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to make sweet, agreeable, or
├┤ palatable; sweeten; sugar over.
├│ 4. ┤to cover or incrust with crystals, as of ice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cold brook candied with ice (Shakespeare).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to turn into candy or become covered with candied
├┤ sugar.
├│ 2. ┤to become crystallized or congealed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The honey has candied.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤(Archaic.) flattering; honeyed.
╩│candy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dies,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-died,╕ │-dying,╕
╜│candy bar,╕
┬┌┤ 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.
┴┤ (SYN) sanguinary.
╩│cannibal, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│cannibalic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cannibalistic.
╩│cannibalic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cannibalistic.
╜│cannibalise, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-ised,╕ │-ising.╕
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) cannibalize.
╩│cannibalise, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│cannibalism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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,╕
╜│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).┤
┬┤ Also, ╡canula.┤
╩│cannula, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lae.╕
╜│cannular, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= tubular.
╩│cannular, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= tubular.
╜│cannulate, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cannular.
╩│cannulate, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cannular.
╜│cannulated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cannular.
╩│cannulated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cannular.
╜│canny, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-nier,╕ │-niest,╕ ╛adverb.
┬┌╕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).┤
├│ 3. ┤knowing; wise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a canny lad.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Scottish.) safe to meddle with; lucky.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ghosts are not canny.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Scottish.) quiet; gentle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a canny little kitten.┤
├│ 6. ┤(British Dialect.) snug; comfortable; pleasant;
├┤ cozy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a canny kitchen.┤
├│ 7. ┤(Archaic.) skillful; clever.
├╕adv. ┤ ┤(Scottish.) in a canny manner; carefully; warily;
├┤ gently.
┼╕adv. ╡cannily.┤
┼╕noun ╡canniness.┤
╩│canny, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-nier,╕ │-niest,╕ ╛adverb.
╜│canoe, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-noed,╕ │-noeing.╕
┬┌╕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.
╩│canonics, ╛╕noun.
╜│canonise, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ised,╕ │-ising.╕
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) canonize.
╩│canonise, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ised,╕ │-ising.╕
╜│canonist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who is skilled in canon law.
╩│canonist, ╛╕noun.
╜│canonistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or belonging to a canonist.
├│ 2. ┤concerned with the exposition of canon law.
╩│canonistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│canonistical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having relation to canonistic matters.
├│ 2. ┤╡= canonistic.┤
╩│canonistical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│canonize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to declare formally to be a saint; place in the
┬┤ official list of saints.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Joan of Arc was canonized by the Roman Catholic┤
╔┤ ╢Church in 1920.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to treat as a saint; glorify.
├│ 3. ┤to make or recognize as canonical.
├│ 4. ┤╡= authorize.┤
┼╕noun ╡canonization.┤
╩│canonize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│canon law,╕
┬┌┤ the laws of a church governing ecclesiastical
┬┤ affairs.
╩│canon law,╕
╜│canon regular,╕ ╞pl. │canons regular.╕
┬┌┤ (Roman Catholic Church.) a member of any one of
┬┤ various institutions made up of regular priests who
┬┤ live in community under a rule.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the Canons Regular of Saint Augustine.┤
╩│canon regular,╕ ╞pl. │canons regular.╕
╜│canonry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the position or rank of a canon.
├│ b. ┤the benefice of a canon.
├│ 2. ┤canons collectively.
╩│canonry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│canonship, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the position, rank, or benefice of a canon; canonry.
╩│canonship, ╛╕noun.
╜│canoodle, ╛╕intransitive verb, transitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-dled,╕ │-dling.╕
┬┌┤ (British Slang.) to cuddle amorously.
╩│canoodle, ╛╕intransitive verb, transitive verb,
╜│can opener,╕
┬┌┤ an instrument for opening cans.
╔┤ ╢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.
╩│Canopus, ╛╕noun.
╜│canopy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-pies,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-pied,╕ │-pying.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a covering fixed over a bed, throne, or entrance,
┬┤ or carried on poles over a person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is a striped canopy over the entrance to┤
╔┤ ╢the hotel.┤
├│ 2. ┤a rooflike covering; shelter or shade.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The trees formed a canopy over the old road.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) the sky.
├│ 4. ┤the umbrellalike supporting area of a parachute.
├│ 5. ┤the sliding cover of the cockpit of a small
├┤ aircraft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The plane's canopy, raised at an acute angle┤
╔┤ ╢from its forward end, loomed over both positions┤
╔┤ ╢(New Yorker).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to cover with a canopy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Lofty trees ... did canopy the herd┤
╔┤ ╢(Shakespeare).┤
╩│canopy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-pies,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-pied,╕ │-pying.╕
╜│canorous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ melodious; musical.
┼╕adv. ╡canorously.┤
┼╕noun ╡canorousness.┤
╩│canorous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Canossa, ╛╕noun.
└┌╕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
╜│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).┤
╩│cant─╕ (1), ╛noun, adjective, verb.
╜│cant─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a sloping, slanting, or tilted position; lean;
┬┤ inclination.
╔┤ ╢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).┤
╩│Cantabrigian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Cantabrize, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-brized,╕ │-brizing.╕
┬┌┤ to imitate or pattern after Cambridge, England, or
┬┤ its University.
╩│Cantabrize, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-brized,╕ │-brizing.╕
╜│cantala, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a strong fiber made from the leaves of an agave
┬┤ grown in the Philippines.
╩│cantala, ╛╕noun.
╜│cantalever, ╛╕noun, transitive verb, intransitive
╛┌╕ verb. ╟│= cantilever.
╩│cantalever, ╛╕noun, transitive verb, intransitive
╜│cantaliver, ╛╕noun, transitive verb, intransitive
╛┌╕ verb. ╟│= cantilever.
╩│cantaliver, ╛╕noun, transitive verb, intransitive
╜│cantaloupe┐╕ or │cantaloup, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a kind of muskmelon with a hard, rough rind and
┬┤ sweet juicy, orange-colored flesh.
╩│cantaloupe┐╕ or │cantaloup, ╛╕noun.
╜│cantankerous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ ready to make trouble and oppose anything suggested;
┬┤ ill-natured; quarrelsome.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We have a huge, black, cantankerous Persian┤
╔┤ ╢tomcat that ruthlessly dominates the house┤
╔┤ ╢(Harper's).┤
┴┤ (SYN) crabbed, testy.
┼╕adv. ╡cantankerously.┤
┼╕noun ╡cantankerousness.┤
╩│cantankerous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cantar, ╛╕noun. ╟│= kantar.
╩│cantar, ╛╕noun. ╟│= kantar.
╜│cantata, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a musical composition consisting of a story or
┬┤ play which is sung by a chorus and soloists, but not
┬┤ acted.
├│ 2. ┤(originally) a narrative in verse set to
├┤ recitative or alternate recitative and air, for a
├┤ single voice accompanied by one or more instruments.
╩│cantata, ╛╕noun.
╜│cantata da camera,
┬┌┤ (Italian.)
├│ 1. ┤a cantata based on a secular subject.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) chamber cantata.
╩│cantata da camera,
╜│cantata da chiesa,
┬┌┤ (Italian.)
├│ 1. ┤a cantata based on a sacred subject.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) church cantata.
╩│cantata da chiesa,
╜│cantate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ Psalm 98.
╩│cantate, ╛╕noun.
╜│cantatrice, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. (Italian) │-trici,╕ (French)
╞┌│ │-trices.╕
┬┌┤ (Italian or French.) a professional female singer.
╩│cantatrice, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. (Italian) │-trici,╕ (French)
╜│cant block,╕
┬┌┤ 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).┤
╩│cantharidin, ╛╕noun.
╜│cantharidism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an illness due to the use of cantharides.
╩│cantharidism, ╛╕noun.
╜│cantharidize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-dized,╕ │-dizing.╕
┬┌┤ to treat with cantharides.
╩│cantharidize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-dized,╕ │-dizing.╕
╜│cantharis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tharides.╕
┬┌┤ the Spanish fly, a blister beetle.
╩│cantharis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tharides.╕
╜│cant hook,╕
┬┌┤ 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
╜│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.
╩│cantilever bridge,╕
╜│cantillate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating.╕
┬┌┤ to recite with musical tones; to chant, especially
┬┤ to chant with a degree of musical improvisation, as
┬┤ the cantor in a synagogue.
┼╕noun ╡cantillation.┤
╩│cantillate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating.╕
╜│cantina, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Southwestern U.S.) a saloon.
╩│cantina, ╛╕noun.
╜│canting coin,
┬┌┤ 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
╜│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)
╜│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.
╩│cap─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│cap─╕ (3), ╛transitive verb, ╞│capped,╕ │capping.╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤(Scottish.) to seize (a vessel) as a prize;
┬┤ capture.
├│ b. ┤to entrap or ensnare.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) to arrest.
╩│cap─╕ (3), ╛transitive verb, ╞│capped,╕ │capping.╕
╜│Cap, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) head, chief, or master.
╩│Cap, ╛╕noun.
╜│cap.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤capacity.
├│ 2. ┤capitalize.
├│ 3. ┤pl.┤ ╡caps.┤┤ capital letter.
╩│cap.,╕
╜│Cap.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤capital.
├│ 2. ┤chapter (Latin, ╖capitulum, caput┤).
╩│Cap.,╕
╜│CAP╕ (no periods)┐ or │C.A.P.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Civil Air Patrol.
├│ 2. ┤Common Agricultural Policy (of the European
├┤ Economic Community or Common Market).
╩│CAP╕ (no periods)┐ or │C.A.P.,╕
╜│capa, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a round cape, such as used by a bullfighter.
├│ 2. ┤a Cuban tobacco of fine quality, especially
├┤ suited for the outsides or wrappers of the best
├┤ cigars.
╩│capa, ╛╕noun.
╜│capability, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤ability to learn and do; power or fitness;
┬┤ capacity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. As a scientist, he has the capability of doing┤
╔┤ ╢important research.┤
┴┤ (SYN) competence; aptitude.
├│ 2. ┤the characteristics, components, functions, or
├┤ susceptibility necessary to do something or maintain
├┤ a process.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the capability of photographic film to reproduce┤
╔┤ ╢a light impression.┤
├│ 3. ┤legal or moral qualifications.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A contract has the capability of binding people┤
╔┤ ╢to a common purpose.┤
└╕expr. ╡capabilities,┤ ┤undeveloped properties; potential uses.
╔┤ ╢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.
╩│capacitance, ╛╕noun.
╜│capacitate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tated,╕ │-tating.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to make capable or fit; qualify (for, or to do
┬┤ something).
├│ 2. ┤to make legally capable.
├│ 3. ┤(Biology.) to induce capacitation in (a sperm).
╩│capacitate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tated,╕ │-tating.╕
╜│capacitation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a rendering capable.
├│ 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.
┴┤ (SYN) headland, promontory.
╩│cape─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│cape─╕ (3), ╛noun. ╟│= capeskin.
╩│cape─╕ (3), ╛noun. ╟│= capeskin.
╜│cape─╕ (4), ╛transitive verb, ╞│caped,╕ │caping.╕
┬┌┤ to excite or distract (the bull) or to draw (it)
┬┤ into a desired position, by fluttering or waving a
┬┤ red cape.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When ... the picador was set with his lance,┤
╔┤ ╢Cascabel began to cape the bull over into ...┤
╔┤ ╢position (Barnaby Conrad).┤
╩│cape─╕ (4), ╛transitive verb, ╞│caped,╕ │caping.╕
╜│capeador, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dors,╕ │-dores.╕
┬┌┤ 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.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.) fatal; radical; extremely serious.
╔┤ ╢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).┤
╩│capital investment,╕
╜│capitalise, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-ised,╕ │-ising.╕
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) capitalize.
╩│capitalise, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│capitalism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.
╩│capitulary, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-laries.╕
╜│capitulate, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating.╕
┬┌┤ to surrender on certain terms or conditions.
╔┤ ╢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).┤
┴┤ (SYN) yield.
┼╕noun ╡capitulator.┤
╩│capitulate, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating.╕
╜│capitulation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.
╩│caponier, ╛╕noun.
╜│caponize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ to make (a young male chicken) into a capon or
┬┤ caponette.
╔┤ ╢Ex. About four years ago there was a "flurry" of┤
╔┤ ╢concern about hormone injections used to caponize┤
╔┤ ╢male chickens (Wall Street Journal).┤
┼╕noun ╡caponization.┤
╩│caponize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│caporal─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a variety of tobacco.
╩│caporal─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│caporal─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Southewestern U.S.) the overseer or foreman of a
┬┤ ranch.
╩│caporal─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│caporegime, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a member of the Mafia below a capo in rank
┬┤ and serving as one of his lieutenants.
╩│caporegime, ╛╕noun.
╜│capot, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-potted,╕ │-potting.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a winning of all the tricks in piquet.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to win all the tricks from in piquet.
╩│capot, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-potted,╕ │-potting.╕
╜│capotasto, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a device attached to a fretted musical instrument,
┬┤ such as the guitar, for the purpose of raising the
┬┤ pitch of all the strings at once.
╩│capotasto, ╛╕noun.
╜│capote, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a long cloak with a hood.
├│ 2. ┤a close-fitting bonnet with strings.
╩│capote, ╛╕noun.
╜│cappa, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │cappae.╕
┬┌┤ a cloak forming part of a religious habit.
╩│cappa, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │cappae.╕
╜│Cappadocian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Cappadocia, an ancient
┬┤ kingdom of eastern Asia Minor.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an inhabitant or native of Cappadocia.
├│ 2. ┤the language of ancient Cappadocia.
╩│Cappadocian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│capparidaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging to the caper family.
╩│capparidaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cappelletti, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ small pieces of pasta stuffed with minced meat or
┬┤ cheese and cooked in broth.
╩│cappelletti, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│capper, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or device that makes caps or fixes caps
┬┤ in position.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. Slang.)
├│ a. ┤a confederate in a gambling game.
├│ b. ┤a dummy bidder at an auction.
├│ 3. ┤(U.S. Slang.) an ending or climax.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The capper comes when everyone is gathered to┤
╔┤ ╢watch Forrest open his presents (Saturday Review).┤
╩│capper, ╛╕noun.
╜│cappie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish,) a small drinking vessel.
╩│cappie, ╛╕noun.
╜│capping, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of a person or thing that caps.
├│ 2. ┤that with which something is capped.
╩│capping, ╛╕noun.
╜│cap pistol,╕
┬┌┤ a toy pistol that shoots caps.
╩│cap pistol,╕
╜│cappucino, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a drink made by adding foaming hot milk to
┬┤ espresso coffee.
├│ 2. ┤a hot chocolate drink laced with rum or brandy.
╩│cappucino, ╛╕noun.
╜│caprate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a salt or ester of capric acid.
╩│caprate, ╛╕noun.
╜│capreolate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Botany.) having tendrils.
├│ 2. ┤(Anatomy.) like tendrils.
╩│capreolate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│capric acid,
┬┌┤ a fatty acid found especially in butter and coconut
┬┤ oil and having a faint goatlike odor.
╩│capric acid,
╜│capriccio, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cios,╕ (Italian) │-ci.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a lively piece of music in free, irregular, and
┬┤ often whimsical style.
├│ 2. ┤a caper; prank; caprice.
╩│capriccio, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cios,╕ (Italian) │-ci.╕
╜│capriccioso, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Music.) denoting a free, fantastic style (used as a
┬┤ direction).
╩│capriccioso, ╛╕adjective.
╜│caprice, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a sudden change of mind without reason;
┬┤ unreasonable notion or desire; whim.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her decision to wear only blue clothes was pure┤
╔┤ ╢caprice.┤
┴┤ (SYN) whimsy, humor, fancy.
├│ 2. ┤a tendency to change suddenly and without reason.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Public opinion ... has her caprices (Edmund┤
╔┤ ╢Burke).┤
├│ 3. ┤╡= capriccio ┤(def. 1).┤
╩│caprice, ╛╕noun.
╜│capricious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤likely to change suddenly without reason;
┬┤ changeable; fickle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. capricious weather. A spoiled child is often┤
╔┤ ╢capricious. The capricious star was the despair of┤
╔┤ ╢every producer.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) characterized by wit or fancy.
┼╕adv. ╡capriciously.┤
┼╕noun ╡capriciousness.┤
╩│capricious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Capricorn, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the tropic of Capricorn.
├│ 2. ┤a southern constellation shaped somewhat like a
├┤ goat.
├│ 3. ┤the tenth sign of the zodiac. The sun enters
├┤ Capricorn about December 22.
├│ 4. ┤a person born under the sign of Capricorn.
╩│Capricorn, ╛╕noun.
╜│Capricorni, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ genitive of ╡Capricornus.┤
╩│Capricorni, ╛╕noun.
╜│Capricornus, ╛╕noun, ╞genitive │Capricorni.╕
╟┌│ ╟│= Capricorn.
╩│Capricornus, ╛╕noun, ╞genitive │Capricorni.╕
╜│caprificate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-cated,╕ │-cating.╕
┬┌┤ to fertilize by caprification.
╩│caprificate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-cated,╕ │-cating.╕
╜│caprification, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.).┤
╩│capsid─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│capsizal, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an upset.
╩│capsizal, ╛╕noun.
╜│capsize, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-sized,╕ │-sizing.╕
┬┌┤ to turn bottom side up; upset; overturn.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sailboat nearly capsized in the squall, and┤
╔┤ ╢the rough waves capsized the rowboat.┤
╩│capsize, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│cap sleeve,╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│capsular ligament,╕
╜│capsulate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to enclose in a capsule; encapsulate.
├│ 2. ┤to make a concise summary of; capsulize.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤enclosed in a capsule; formed into a capsule.
┼╕noun ╡capsulation.┤
╩│capsulate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│capsulated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= capsulate.
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. a capsulate abscess.┤
╩│capsulated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= capsulate.
╜│capsule, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb, ╞│-suled,╕ │-suling.╕
┬┌╕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).┤
╩│capsule, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb, ╞│-suled,╕ │-suling.╕
╜│capsuliferous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Biology.) bearing capsules.
╩│capsuliferous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│capsulize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ to present in a concise or condensed form.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A slogan that ... capsulizes Washington's┤
╔┤ ╢economic thinking ... [is] Balance the Budget!┤
╔┤ ╢(Birmingham News).┤
╩│capsulize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│Capt.,╕
┬┌┤ Captain.
╩│Capt.,╕
╜│captain, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕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. captious arguments.┤
┼╕adv. ╡captiously.┤
┼╕noun ╡captiousness.┤
╩│captious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│captivate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-vated,╕ │-vating.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to hold captive by beauty or interest; charm;
┬┤ fascinate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The children were captivated by the story of┤
╔┤ ╢Peter Pan. The prima donna captivated the audience.┤
┴┤ (SYN) enchant, entrance.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) to capture.
┼╕adv. ╡captivatingly.┤
┼╕noun ╡captivator.┤
╩│captivate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-vated,╕ │-vating.╕
╜│captivation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a captivating or being captivated.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) charm; fascination.
╔┤ ╢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.
╩│caracara, ╛╕noun.
╜│carack, ╛╕noun. ╟│= carrack.
╩│carack, ╛╕noun. ╟│= carrack.
╜│caracol, ╛╕noun, intransitive verb, ╞│-colled,╕
╞┌│ │-colling.╕ ╟│= caracole.
╩│caracol, ╛╕noun, intransitive verb, ╞│-colled,╕
╜│caracole, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-coled,╕ │-coling.╕
┬┌╕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
╜│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
╜│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.
╩│carbolic acid,╕
╜│carbolize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-lized,╕ │-lizing.╕
┬┌┤ to add carbolic acid to; treat with carbolic acid.
╩│carbolize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-lized,╕ │-lizing.╕
╜│Carboloy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (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,
╜│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).┤
╩│carbon cycle,╕
╜│carbon-date, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-dated,╕ │-dating.╕
┬┌┤ to determine the age of (a specimen) by carbon
┬┤ dating.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The tools themselves, being stone, could not be┤
╔┤ ╢carbon-dated (Science News).┤
╩│carbon-date, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-dated,╕ │-dating.╕
╜│carbon dating,╕
┬┌┤ 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).┤
╩│Carboniferous, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│carbonise, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ised,╕ │-ising.╕
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) to carbonize.
╩│carbonise, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ised,╕ │-ising.╕
╜│carbonite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an explosive used in blasting, containing
┬┤ nitroglycerin and various other substances, such as
┬┤ powdered wood and sodium nitrate.
╩│carbonite, ╛╕noun.
╜│carbonium ion,
┬┌┤ an organic cation occurring as an intermediate in
┬┤ many reactions.
╩│carbonium ion,
╜│carbonize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to change into carbon by burning; char.
╔┤ ╢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).┤
├│ 2. ┤to cover or combine with carbon.
┼╕adj. ╡carbonizable.┤
┼╕noun ╡carbonization.┤
┼╕noun ╡carbonizer.┤
╩│carbonize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│carbon knock,╕
┬┌┤ 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
╜│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).┤
╩│carburetor, ╛╕noun.
╜│carburettor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) carburetor.
╩│carburettor, ╛╕noun.
╜│carburize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-rized,╕ │-rizing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to combine (an element or substance) with carbon
┬┤ or a carbon compound, as in the conversion of iron
┬┤ into steel.
├│ 2. ┤╡= carburet.┤
┼╕noun ╡carburization.┤
┼╕noun ╡carburizer.┤
╩│carburize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-rized,╕ │-rizing.╕
╜│carbylamine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any organic cyanide having a nauseating odor and
┬┤ containing the radical--N: C.
╩│carbylamine, ╛╕noun.
╜│carcajou, ╛╕noun. ╟│= wolverine.
╩│carcajou, ╛╕noun. ╟│= wolverine.
╜│carcake, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small cake baked on a griddle and eaten on Shrove
┬┤ Tuesday in parts of Scotland.
╩│carcake, ╛╕noun.
╜│carcanet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) an ornamental collar, necklace, or
┬┤ headband, of gold or jewels.
╩│carcanet, ╛╕noun.
╜│car card,╕
┬┌┤ a kind of advertising poster displayed on buses,
┬┤ trains, and other conveyances.
╩│car card,╕
╜│carcase, ╛╕noun, transitive verb, ╞│-cased,╕ │-casing.╕
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) carcass.
╩│carcase, ╛╕noun, transitive verb, ╞│-cased,╕ │-casing.╕
╜│carcass, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤the dead body of an animal.
╔┤ ╢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).┤
└╕expr. ╡show one's cards,┤ ┤to reveal one's plans.
╔┤ ╢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).┤
└╕expr. ╡sure┤ (or ╡safe,┤ ╡likely,┤ etc.) ╡card,┤
├│ a. ┤a certainty or likelihood.
╔┤ ╢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).┤
╩│cardiogenic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cardiogram, ╛╕noun. ╟│= electrocardiogram.
╩│cardiogram, ╛╕noun. ╟│= electrocardiogram.
╜│cardiograph, ╛╕noun. ╟│= electrocardiograph.
╩│cardiograph, ╛╕noun. ╟│= electrocardiograph.
╜│cardiographic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= electrocardiographic.
┼┌╕adv. ╡cardiographically.┤
╩│cardiographic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= electrocardiographic.
╜│cardiography, ╛╕noun, ╞pl.
╞┌│ │-phies.╕╟│= electrocardiography.
╩│cardiography, ╛╕noun, ╞pl.
╜│cardioid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕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.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a touch showing affection; tender embrace or kiss.
╔┤ ╢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
╜│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.
╩│carload lot,╕
╜│carlot─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) carload lot.
╩│carlot─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│carlot─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Obsolete.) a countryman.
╩│carlot─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│Carlovingian, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Carolingian.
╩│Carlovingian, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Carolingian.
╜│Carlylean, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕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.┤
╩│carminative, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│carmine, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb, ╞│-mined,╕ │-mining.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a deep red with a tinge of purple.
├│ b. ┤a light crimson.
├│ 2. ┤a crimson coloring matter found in cochineal,
├┤ used to stain microscopic sections and formerly used
├┤ as a dye.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤deep-red with a tinge of purple.
├│ 2. ┤light-crimson.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to make carmine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She outlined her eyes with black grease pencil┤
╔┤ ╢and carmined her lips (Harper's).┤
╩│carmine, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb, ╞│-mined,╕ │-mining.╕
╜│carminic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= carmine.
╩│carminic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= carmine.
╜│carminic acid,╕
┬┌┤ a purplish-brown acid found in the buds of some
┬┤ plants, but most abundantly in the cochineal insect,
┬┤ used in dyeing and photography.
╩│carminic acid,╕
╜│carminite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an arsenate of iron and lead, occurring in clusters
┬┤ of needles having a carmine color.
╩│carminite, ╛╕noun.
╜│carmot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ according to the alchemists, the substance of which
┬┤ the philosophers' stone was supposed to consist.
╩│carmot, ╛╕noun.
╜│Carnaby Street,
┬┌┤ a street in London, England, noted as a center of
┬┤ new fashions in clothing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The English Mod or Carnaby Street look ...┤
╔┤ ╢received great publicity and had a devoted following┤
╔┤ ╢among the young (Anne Fogarty).┤
╩│Carnaby Street,
╜│carnage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the slaughter of a great number of people;
┬┤ wholesale killing; butchery.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The battle resulted in frightful carnage. War┤
╔┤ ╢and all its deeds of carnage must in time be utterly┤
╔┤ ╢lost (Walt Whitman).┤
┴┤ (SYN) massacre.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) a collection of dead bodies,
├┤ especially of the slain in a battle; heap of
├┤ carcasses.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Where those who scorned to fly or yield In one┤
╔┤ ╢promiscuous carnage lie (Richard Harris Barham).┤
╩│carnage, ╛╕noun.
╜│carnal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤of or connected with the appetites and passions
┬┤ of the body; sensual.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Gluttony and drunkenness have been called carnal┤
╔┤ ╢vices.┤
┴┤ (SYN) fleshly, gross.
├│ b. ┤sexual; libidinous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. But that false fruit For other operation first┤
╔┤ ╢displayed, carnal desire inflaming (Milton).┤
├│ 2. ┤worldly; not spiritual.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mirth and pleasantry ... were looked upon as the┤
╔┤ ╢marks of a carnal mind (Joseph Addison).┤
┴┤ (SYN) unsanctified, materialistic.
├│ 3. ┤(Archaic.) temporal, as opposed to spiritual;
├┤ secular.
┼╕adv. ╡carnally.┤
╩│carnal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carnalism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= carnality.
╩│carnalism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= carnality.
╜│carnalist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person given to the indulgence of sensual
┬┤ appetites; an unspiritual person.
╩│carnalist, ╛╕noun.
╜│carnality, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤fleshliness; sensuality.
├│ 2. ┤worldliness.
├│ 3. ┤a carnal thing, act, or desire.
╩│carnality, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│carnalize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ to make carnal.
╩│carnalize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│carnal knowledge,╕ ╟│= sexual intercourse.
╩│carnal knowledge,╕ ╟│= sexual intercourse.
╜│carnallite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│carnet, ╛╕noun.
╜│carney─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-neyed,╕ │-neying,╕ ╛noun, ╞pl. │-neys.╕ ╟│= carny╕ (2).
╩│carney─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│carney─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (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).┤
├┤ Also, ╡carnie,┤ ╡carney.┤
╩│carny─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
╜│carny─╕ (2), ╛verb, ╞│-nied,╕ │-nying,╕ ╛noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
┬┌╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤(Informal.) to coax; wheedle; cajole.
├╕noun ┤ ┤insincere priase. Also, ╡carney.┤
╩│carny─╕ (2), ╛verb, ╞│-nied,╕ │-nying,╕ ╛noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
╜│carob, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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
╜│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).┤
┼╕adj. ╡carpetless.┤
╩│carpet, ╛╕noun, verb, adjective.
╜│carpetbag, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb, ╞│-bagged,╕
╞┌│ │-bagging.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a traveling bag made of carpet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our dozen trunks and half-dozen carpetbags,┤
╔┤ ╢being already packed and labelled (Hawthorne).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤(U.S.) of or having to do with the practices of a
├┤ carpetbagger.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a carpetbag reformer.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤(U.S.) to travel or act as or resemble a
├┤ carpetbagger.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mr. McDuffie carpetbagged from somewhere down┤
╔┤ ╢into Alabama (Congressional Record).┤
╩│carpetbag, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb, ╞│-bagged,╕
╜│carpetbagger, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 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.
╩│carpet beetle┐╕ or │bug,╕
╜│carpet-bomb, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ to bomb an area by covering it with bombs as with a
┬┤ carpet; engage in carpet bombing.
╩│carpet-bomb, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb.
╜│carpet bombing,╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│carrion crow,╕
╜│carritch, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) a catechism.
╩│carritch, ╛╕noun.
╜│carriwitchet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a piece of jocularity or facetiousness.
├│ 2. ┤╡= pun.┤
├│ 3. ┤a tricky question; conundrum. Also, ╡carwitchet.┤
╩│carriwitchet, ╛╕noun.
╜│carroccio, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ci.╕
┬┌┤ the car of war, on which the standard was borne into
┬┤ battle, peculiar to the Italian republics of the
┬┤ Middle Ages.
╩│carroccio, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ci.╕
╜│carrollite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a sulfide of copper and cobalt obtained from Carroll
┬┤ County, Maryland.
╩│carrollite, ╛╕noun.
╜│carrom, ╛╕noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb.
╟┌│ ╟│= carom.
╩│carrom, ╛╕noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb.
╜│carromata, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (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).┤
╩│carrozza, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ze.╕
╜│carrucate, ╛╕noun. ╟│= carucate.
╩│carrucate, ╛╕noun. ╟│= carucate.
╜│carry, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ried,╕ │-rying,╕ ╛noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌╕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).┤
╩│carry, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ried,╕ │-rying,╕ ╛noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│carryable, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= carriable.
╩│carryable, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= carriable.
╜│carryall─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 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).┤
┼╕n., adj. ╡cartelist.┤
╩│cartelism, ╛╕noun.
╜│cartelize, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-lized,╕ │-lizing.╕
┬┌┤ to combine or organize into a cartel or cartels.
╔┤ ╢Ex. No Swiss business has been more tightly┤
╔┤ ╢cartelized than the watch industry (Time).┤
┼╕noun ╡cartelization.┤
┼╕noun ╡cartelizer.┤
╩│cartelize, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│carter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
├│ 2. ┤a kind of wallpaper.
╩│cartridge paper,╕
╜│cartulary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-laries.╕ ╟│= chartulary.
╩│cartulary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-laries.╕ ╟│= chartulary.
╜│cartway, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│caryophyllaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│caryophylleous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= caryophyllaceous.
╩│caryophylleous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= caryophyllaceous.
╜│caryopsis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│casease, ╛╕noun.
╜│caseate, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
┬┌┤ to undergo caseation.
╩│caseate, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
╜│caseation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.
╩│case finding,╕
╜│case fly,╕ ╟│= caddis fly.
╩│case fly,╕ ╟│= caddis fly.
╜│casefy, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-fied,╕ │-fying.╕
┬┌┤ to make or become like cheese.
╩│casefy, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│caseharden, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to harden (iron or steel) on the surface.
├│ 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.
├│ 2. ┤either of these plants.
╩│cassioberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│Cassiopeia, ╛╕noun, ╞genitive (def. 2) │Cassiopeiae.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Greek Legend.) the wife of the Ethiopian king
┬┤ Cepheus and mother of Andromeda.
├│ 2. ┤a northern constellation near Polaris, thought to
├┤ resemble Cassiopeia sitting in a chair.
╩│Cassiopeia, ╛╕noun, ╞genitive (def. 2) │Cassiopeiae.╕
╜│Cassiopeiae, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ genitive of ╡Cassiopeia┤ (the constellation).
╩│Cassiopeiae, ╛╕noun.
╜│Cassiopeia's Chair,╕
┬┌┤ a group of seven stars in the constellation
┬┤ Cassiopeia, which suggests a chair.
╩│Cassiopeia's Chair,╕
╜│cassique, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cacique.
╩│cassique, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cacique.
╜│cassiri, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an alcoholic drink made in Guiana from fermented
┬┤ sweet potatoes or cassava juice.
╩│cassiri, ╛╕noun.
╜│cassis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the black currant.
├│ 2. ┤a cordial made from the black currant, often
├┤ mixed with vermouth.
╩│cassis, ╛╕noun.
╜│cassiterite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a dioxide of tin, found pure in nature, the chief
┬┤ source of tin; tinstone.
╩│cassiterite, ╛╕noun.
╜│cassock, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a long outer garment, usually black, worn by a
┬┤ clergyman.
├│ b. ┤a double-breasted coat, usually of black silk and
├┤ reaching to the hips, worn under the Geneva gown
├┤ (outer gown) by certain clergymen.
├│ 2a. ┤a clergyman.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He had a suspicion of all cassocks (Thackeray).┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) the clerical office; the priestly
├┤ vocation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He chose the cassock instead of the [military]┤
╔┤ ╢uniform.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) a long, loose cloak or coat, worn
├┤ formerly by soldiers, shepherds, horsemen, and
├┤ others.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The coarse frieze-cassock of the private soldier┤
╔┤ ╢(Scott).┤
╩│cassock, ╛╕noun.
╜│cassocked, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ wearing a cassock.
╔┤ ╢Ex. cassocked priests.┤
╩│cassocked, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cassolette, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a container in which perfumes are burned; censer.
├│ 2. ┤a box or vessel for holding perfumes, provided
├┤ with a perforated cover to permit their diffusion.
├│ 3. ┤a small casserole.
╩│cassolette, ╛╕noun.
╜│cassone, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ni.╕
┬┌┤ a large Italian coffer, especially one for holding a
┬┤ bridal outfit, often elaborately carved and
┬┤ decorated.
╩│cassone, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ni.╕
╜│cassoulet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a casserole of baked beans and meat.
╩│cassoulet, ╛╕noun.
╜│cassowary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-waries.╕
┬┌┤ a large bird of Australia and New Guinea like an
┬┤ ostrich, but smaller. Cassowaries run swiftly but
┬┤ cannot fly.
╩│cassowary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-waries.╕
╜│cast, ╛╕verb, ╞│cast,╕ │casting,╕ ╛noun, adjective.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to throw, fling, or hurl.
╔┤ ╢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).┤
├│ d. ┤to throw up; vomit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sick bird cast up what it ate.┤
╩│cast, ╛╕verb, ╞│cast,╕ │casting,╕ ╛noun, adjective.
╜│castable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ capable of being cast; suitable for casting.
╩│castable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Castalia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.
╩│castice, ╛╕noun.
╜│castigate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-gated,╕ │-gating.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to criticize or rebuke severely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I am appalled that one so-called authority could┤
╔┤ ╢... castigate thousands of successful, worthwhile┤
╔┤ ╢programs (New York Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤to censure, chasten, or punish in order to
├┤ correct.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Discipline by which they should be castigated┤
╔┤ ╢for their sins ... (S. Cox).┤
┼╕noun ╡castigation.┤
┼╕noun ╡castigator.┤
╩│castigate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-gated,╕ │-gating.╕
╜│castigatory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ serving to castigate; corrective; punitive.
╩│castigatory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Castile, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Castile soap.
╩│Castile, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Castile soap.
╜│Castile┐╕ or │castile soap,╕
┬┌│ 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.
╩│castrametation, ╛╕noun.
╜│castrate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-trated,╕ │-trating,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1a. ┤to remove the male glands of; geld; emasculate.
┬┤ An ox is a castrated bull.
├│ b. ┤to remove the female glands of; spay.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to mutilate or expurgate.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a castrated animal or person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A castrate is more docile than the normal of the┤
╔┤ ╢species (Scientific American).┤
┼╕noun ╡castrater.┤
┼╕noun ╡castration.┤
╩│castrate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-trated,╕ │-trating,╕ ╛noun.
╜│castrato, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ti.╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╜│catalog, ╛╕noun, transitive verb, intransitive
╛┌╕ verb, ╞│-loged,╕ │-loging.╕
┬┌╕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.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to make a catalog.
╩│catalog, ╛╕noun, transitive verb, intransitive
╜│cataloger, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who catalogs, such as a librarian who
┬┤ enters books acquired in a catalog.
├│ 2. ┤a person who makes a catalog.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many of the cases of disappearing stars arise┤
╔┤ ╢from catalogers recording stars where none existed.┤
╩│cataloger, ╛╕noun.
╜│catalogist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who catalogs. Also, ╡cataloguist.┤
╩│catalogist, ╛╕noun.
╜│catalogize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╟┌│ ╟│= catalog.
╩│catalogize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│catalogue, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-logued,╕ │-loguing.╕
╟┌│ ╟│= catalog.
┼┌╕noun ╡cataloguer.┤
╩│catalogue, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-logued,╕ │-loguing.╕
╜│catalogue raisonne,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 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.
╩│catalpa, ╛╕noun.
╜│catalyse, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-lysed,╕ │-lysing.╕
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) catalyze.
┼╕noun ╡catalyser.┤
╩│catalyse, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-lysed,╕ │-lysing.╕
╜│catalysis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│catalytic cracking,╕
╜│catalyze, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-lyzed,╕ │-lyzing.╕
┬┌┤ to act upon by catalysis.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This enzyme catalyzes, or sparks, the transfer┤
╔┤ ╢of oxygen from hydrogen peroxide or other peroxides┤
╔┤ ╢to another substance (Science News Letter).┤
┼╕noun ╡catalyzer.┤
╩│catalyze, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-lyzed,╕ │-lyzing.╕
╜│catamaran, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a boat with two hulls side by side joined by
┬┤ crosspieces.
├│ b. ┤a raft made of pieces of wood lashed together.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) a cross, quarrelsome
├┤ person, especially a woman.
╩│catamaran, ╛╕noun.
╜│catamenia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= menstruation.
╩│catamenia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= menstruation.
╜│catamenial, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= menstrual.
╩│catamenial, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= menstrual.
╜│catamite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a boy kept for unnatural purposes.
╩│catamite, ╛╕noun.
╜│catamount, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤any one of several wild animals of the cat
┬┤ family, especially the cougar. (So called by early
┬┤ settlers in eastern North America.)
├│ b. ┤a wildcat, such as a lynx.
├│ 2. ┤╡= catamountain.┤
╩│catamount, ╛╕noun.
╜│catamountain, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any wild animal of the cat family, such as the
┬┤ European wildcat, leopard, cougar, or lynx. Also,
┬╡ ╡cat-o'-mountain.┤
╩│catamountain, ╛╕noun.
╜│cat-and-dog, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ full of strife; quarrelsome.
╔┤ ╢Ex. During Franklin D. Roosevelt's Presidency, ...┤
╔┤ ╢Wall Street and Washington tended to be on┤
╔┤ ╢cat-and-dog terms (New Yorker).┤
╩│cat-and-dog, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cat-and-mouse, ╛╕noun, ┐or │cat-and-mouse game,╕
┬┌┤ 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).┤
╩│cat-and-mouse, ╛╕noun, ┐or │cat-and-mouse game,╕
╜│catapan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.┤
╩│catcall, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│catch, ╛╕verb, ╞│caught,╕ │catching,╕ ╛noun, adjective.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to take and hold; seize; capture.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Catch the ball with both hands. The policeman┤
╔┤ ╢caught the thief. Here, catch hold of the end of the┤
╔┤ ╢rope.┤
├│ 2. ┤to entangle or grip.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A nail caught her dress.┤
├│ 3. ┤to cause to be held or seized accidentally.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She caught her finger in the door.┤
├│ 4a. ┤to come on suddenly; surprise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He caught the burglar in the act of opening the┤
╔┤ ╢safe. Mother caught me just as I was hiding her┤
╔┤ ╢birthday present.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to ensnare or entrap.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to catch him in his words (Mark 12:13).┤
├│ 5. ┤to reach or get to in time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You have just five minutes to catch your train.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤to take; get.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to catch a breath of fresh air, to catch a┤
╔┤ ╢movie. Paper catches fire easily.┤
├│ b. ┤to grasp or intercept.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to catch the latest news report. The sail caught┤
╔┤ ╢the breeze. He caught a ride into town with an old┤
╔┤ ╢friend who was passing by.┤
├│ 7. ┤(Figurative.) to take or contract, especially by
├┤ exposure orimitation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to catch a a cold, to catch the spirit of the┤
╔┤ ╢occasion.┤
├│ 8. ┤(Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤to apprehend by the senses or intellect; hear,
├┤ see, or understand by an effort.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He spoke so rapidly that I didn't catch the┤
╔┤ ╢meaning of what he said.┤
├│ b. ┤to arrest or engage (a sense).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bright colors catch the baby's eye.┤
├│ 9. ┤to reach with a blow; hit; strike.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The stone caught him on the leg.┤
├│ 10. ┤(Figurative.) to check suddenly (one's breath).
╔┤ ╢Ex. She caught her breath in surprise.┤
├│ 11. ┤to captivate; charm.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She still each method tries to catch me (Robert┤
╔┤ ╢Browning).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to become hooked or fastened.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My dress caught in the door.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to become lighted; burn.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Paper catches easily.┤
├│ 3. ┤to act as a catcher in baseball.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He catches for our school team.┤
├│ 4. ┤to take proper hold so as to act.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bolt does not catch.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) to light, as fire; flame up; spread.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His eloquence caught like a flame (Tennyson).┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the act of catching.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her catch was quick enough to keep the plate┤
╔┤ ╢from hitting the floor.┤
├│ 2. ┤a thing that catches.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The catch on that door is broken.┤
├│ 3. ┤a thing caught.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A dozen fish is a good catch.┤
├│ 4a. ┤something worth catching.
├│ b. ┤(Informal.) a desirable person to marry because
├┤ of wealth, position, or other status.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The rich bachelor was the catch of the season.┤
├│ 5. ┤a scrap or fragment of anything.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He sang catches of songs.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.) a choking or stoppage of the breath.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He had a catch in his voice.┤
├│ 7. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) a hidden or tricky
├┤ condition in a plan, etc..
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is a catch to that question.┤
├│ 8a. ┤a game of throwing and catching a ball.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The children played catch on the lawn.┤
├│ b. ┤the act of catching a ball on the fly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He made a fine catch with one hand.┤
├│ c. ┤(Baseball.) ╡= catcher.┤
├│ 9. ┤(Music.)
├│ a. ┤a short song sung by several persons or groups,
├┤ beginning one after the other.
├│ b. ┤a round for three or more persons in which the
├┤ words are so arranged as to produce ludicrous
├┤ effects.
├│ 10. ┤the sprouting of a crop in the field.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤getting one's attention; arousing one's interest.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Advertisements often contain catch phrases.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) tricky; deceptive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a catch question.┤
└╕expr. ╡catch at,┤
├│ a. ┤to try to catch.
╔┤ ╢Ex. catching at his rein (William Cowper).┤
├│ b. ┤to seize eagerly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to catch at an opportunity, a proposal, etc.┤
└╕expr. ╡catch it,┤ ┤(Informal.) to be scolded or punished.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When the boy spilled the milk, he was afraid he┤
╔┤ ╢would catch it from his mother. We all thought Tom┤
╔┤ ╢was about to catch it (Frederick Marryat).┤
└╕expr. ╡catch on,┤ (Informal.)
├│ a. ┤(U.S.) to get the idea; understand.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The second time the teacher explained the┤
╔┤ ╢problem, the boy caught on.┤
├│ b. ┤to be widely used or accepted; become popular.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That new song caught on quickly.┤
└╕expr. ╡catch out,┤
├│ a. ┤(Cricket.) to put (a batsman) out by catching the
├┤ ball.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If a striker is caught out, state the┤
╔┤ ╢fieldsman's name (Cricket Manual).┤
├│ b. ┤(British.) to find out or discover (a person) in
├┤ a mistake or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The regulations at the docks are so [intricate]┤
╔┤ ╢that no newcomer could ever hope to catch out an old┤
╔┤ ╢hand (Punch).┤
└╕expr. ╡catch up┤ (╡with┤),
├│ a. ┤to come up even (with a person or thing) while
├┤ going the same way; overtake.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dog ran as fast as he could to catch up with┤
╔┤ ╢the car.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to come up to date; keep abreast.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I am trying to catch up on my reading. They┤
╔┤ ╢haven't caught up yet with the latest styles.┤
├│ c. ┤to pick up suddenly; snatch; grab.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When flames broke out, she caught up the baby.┤
├│ d. ┤(Figurative.) to interrupt and annoy with
├┤ criticisms or questions; heckle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You catch me up so very short (Dickens).┤
├│ e. ┤to hold up in loops.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her train was caught up by a ribbon.┤
├│ f. ┤(Figurative.) to be or become involved.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There may be parents already caught up in the┤
╔┤ ╢college panic when they look for a good nursery┤
╔┤ ╢school (Saturday Review).┤
╩│catch, ╛╕verb, ╞│caught,╕ │catching,╕ ╛noun, adjective.
╜│Catch-22┐╕ or │catch-22, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├╕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.
╩│catechin, ╛╕noun.
╜│catechise, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-chised,╕ │-chising.╕ ╟│= catechize.
┼┌╕noun ╡catechiser.┤
╩│catechise, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│catechism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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).┤
├│ 4. ┤(Obsolete.) catechetical instruction; catechesis.
╩│catechism, ╛╕noun.
╜│catechismal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with, a catechism.
╩│catechismal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│catechist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.
╩│categorical syllogism,╕
╜│categorise, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ised,╕ │-ising.╕
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) categorize.
┼╕noun ╡categoriser.┤
╩│categorise, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ised,╕ │-ising.╕
╜│categorist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= categorizer.
╩│categorist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= categorizer.
╜│categorize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ to place in a category or categories; classify.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Dalai Lama of Tibet, visiting India,┤
╔┤ ╢categorized Europeans as "the red-faced people" (New┤
╔┤ ╢Yorker).┤
┼╕noun ╡categorization.┤
┼╕noun ╡categorizer.┤
╩│categorize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│category, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌│ 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.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤having to do with or like a catenary.
╩│catenary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-naries,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│catenate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-nated,╕ │-nating,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to link like a chain; connect in a series.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤having the nature or appearance of a chain.
┼╕noun ╡catenation.┤
╩│catenate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-nated,╕ │-nating,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│catenated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= catenate.
╩│catenated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= catenate.
╜│catenulate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ chainlike in form or appearance.
╩│catenulate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cater─╕ (1), ╛intransitive verb.
┬┌│ 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.
╩│cateran, ╛╕noun.
╜│cater-corner, ╛╕adjective, adverb. ╟│= cater-cornered.
╩│cater-corner, ╛╕adjective, adverb. ╟│= cater-cornered.
╜│cater-cornered, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤diagonal; placed diagonally.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A cater-cornered walk crosses the park.┤
├╕adv. ┤ ┤diagonally.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He walked cater-cornered across the park.┤
├┤ Also, ╡catty-cornered,┤ ╡kitty-cornered.┤
╩│cater-cornered, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│cater-cousin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any person related in some respect to another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. cater-cousins in politics.┤
├│ 2. ┤intimate friend; close associate.
╩│cater-cousin, ╛╕noun.
╜│caterer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who provides food and supplies, and
┬┤ sometimes service, for parties, weddings, and other
┬┤ social functions.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a person who caters in any way to
├┤ the requirements of others.
╩│caterer, ╛╕noun.
╜│cateress, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a woman caterer.
╩│cateress, ╛╕noun.
╜│catering, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the providing and serving of food and refreshment
┬┤ for parties, entertainments, and other social
┬┤ functions.
╩│catering, ╛╕noun.
╜│caterpillar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the larva or wormlike form in which insects such
┬┤ as the butterfly and the moth hatch from the egg.
├│ 2a. ┤╡= caterpillar tractor.┤
├│ b. ┤any vehicle or machine that moves on endless
├┤ belts or chains instead of wheels.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) a person who preys upon society.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the caterpillars of the commonwealth┤
╔┤ ╢(Shakespeare).┤
╩│caterpillar, ╛╕noun.
╜│Caterpillar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) ╡= caterpillar tractor.┤
╩│Caterpillar, ╛╕noun.
╜│caterpillar fungus,╕
┬┌┤ a fungus which grows upon the larvae of insects.
╩│caterpillar fungus,╕
╜│caterpillar tractor,╕
┬┌┤ a tractor that can travel over very rough ground on
┬┤ its two endless belts.
╩│caterpillar tractor,╕
╜│caterwaul, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤(of cats) to utter long-drawn, wailing cries,
┬┤ especially in the night; give their characteristic
┬┤ cry at rutting time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Dread midnight come, the cats 'gan caterwaul┤
╔┤ ╢(Jeremy Taylor).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤to howl like a cat; screech.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bagpipes caterwauled.┤
├│ b. ┤to quarrel noisily.
╔┤ ╢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)
╜│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).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Psychoanalysis.) ╡= abreaction.┤ Also, ╡katharsis.┤
╩│catharsis, ╛╕noun.
╜│cathartic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕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.
╩│catheterism, ╛╕noun.
╜│catheterize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ to introduce a catheter into.
┼╕noun ╡catheterization.┤
╩│catheterize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│cathetometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.┤
┴┤ (SYN) all-inclusive, comprehensive, all-embracing.
╩│catholic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Catholic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of the Christian church governed by the Pope;
┬┤ Roman Catholic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a Catholic country like France (Henry Morley).┤
├│ 2. ┤of the ancient, undivided Christian Church, or of
├┤ its present representatives, including the Anglican,
├┤ Orthodox, and Roman Catholic Churches.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the Holy Catholic Church.┤
├│ 3. ┤of, concerned with, or affecting Roman Catholics.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Catholic emancipation.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a member of a Catholic church, especially the Roman
├┤ Catholic Church.
╩│Catholic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│catholically, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in a catholic manner. Also, ╡catholicly.┤
╩│catholically, ╛╕adverb.
╜│Catholic Church,╕ ╟│= Roman Catholic Church.
╩│Catholic Church,╕ ╟│= Roman Catholic Church.
╜│Catholic Epistle,╕
┬┌┤ one of the General Epistles of the New Testament,
┬┤ not addressed to a particular church.
╩│Catholic Epistle,╕
╜│catholicism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= catholicity.
╩│catholicism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= catholicity.
╜│Catholicism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the faith, doctrine, organization, and methods of
┬┤ the Roman Catholic Church.
╩│Catholicism, ╛╕noun.
╜│catholicity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤universality; wide prevalence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the catholicity of an idea.┤
├│ 2. ┤broad-mindedness; liberalness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a catholicity of taste in art.┤
╩│catholicity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│Catholicity, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Catholicism.
╩│Catholicity, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Catholicism.
╜│catholicize, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-cized,╕ │-cizing.╕
┬┌┤ to make or become catholic or universal.
╩│catholicize, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│Catholicize, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-cized,╕ │-cizing.╕
┬┌┤ to make or become Catholic.
┼╕noun ╡Catholicization.┤
╩│Catholicize, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│catholicly, ╛╕adverb. ╟│= catholically.
╩│catholicly, ╛╕adverb. ╟│= catholically.
╜│catholicon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a universal remedy; cure-all; panacea.
╩│catholicon, ╛╕noun.
╜│catholicos, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-coses,╕ │-coi.╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│catling, ╛╕noun.
╜│catlinite, ╛╕noun. ╟│= pipestone.
╩│catlinite, ╛╕noun. ╟│= pipestone.
╜│cat man,╕ ╟│= cat burglar.
╩│cat man,╕ ╟│= cat burglar.
╜│catmint, ╛╕noun. ╟│= catnip.
╩│catmint, ╛╕noun. ╟│= catnip.
╜│catnap, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-napped,╕ │-napping.╕
┬┌┤ to take a cat nap; doze or nap briefly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has the true fisherman's capacity to catnap┤
╔┤ ╢standing up (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
┼╕noun ╡catnapper.┤
╩│catnap, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-napped,╕ │-napping.╕
╜│cat nap,╕
┬┌┤ a short nap or doze.
╩│cat nap,╕
╜│catnep, ╛╕noun. ╟│= catnip.
╩│catnep, ╛╕noun. ╟│= catnip.
╜│catnip, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│catty─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│catty-cornered, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╟┌│ ╟│= cater-cornered.
╩│catty-cornered, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│Catullian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│cauterant, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│cauterize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to burn with a hot iron or a caustic substance.
┬┤ Doctors sometimes cauterize wounds to prevent
┬┤ bleeding or infection.
┴┤ (SYN) sear.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to render insensible; deaden the
├┤ feelings of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Custom soon cauterizes human sympathy (Robert┤
╔┤ ╢Southey).┤
┼╕noun ╡cauterization.┤
╩│cauterize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│cautery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teries.╕
┬┌│ 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)
╜│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).┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a trivial objection; petty criticism.
╔┤ ╢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
╜│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).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to put an end to; stop.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cease trying to lift more than you can.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤(Obsolete.) cessation.
└╕expr. ╡without cease,┤ ┤without end; incessantly; endlessly.
╔┤ ╢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.
╩│Celsius scale,╕
╜│Celsius thermometer,╕ ╟│= centigrade thermometer.
╩│Celsius thermometer,╕ ╟│= centigrade thermometer.
╜│celt, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│Celticism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Celticize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-cized,╕ │-cizing.╕
┬┌┤ to render Celtic.
╩│Celticize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-cized,╕ │-cizing.╕
╜│Celtist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to express disapproval of; find fault with; blame;
├┤ criticize.
╔┤ ╢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.┤
┼╕adv. ╡centennially.┤
╩│centennial, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Centennial State,╕
┬┌┤ a nickname for Colorado.
╩│Centennial State,╕
╜│centennium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tenniums,╕ │-tennia.╕
┬┌┤ a period of a hundred years; century.
╩│centennium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tenniums,╕ │-tennia.╕
╜│center, ╛╕noun, verb, adjective.
┬┌╕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.
╩│center wheel,╕
╜│centesimal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤hundredth; 100th,
├│ 2a. ┤divided into 100ths.
├│ b. ┤relating to division into 100ths.
┼╕adv. ╡centesimally.┤
╩│centesimal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│centesimate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-mated,╕ │-mating.╕
┬┌┤ to take one in every hundred of (soldiers, citizens,
┬┤ or inmates) for punishment, often by execution, as
┬┤ for mutiny or widespread rebellion.
┼╕noun ╡centesimation.┤
╩│centesimate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-mated,╕ │-mating.╕
╜│centesimo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mos╕ (for 1, 2, 4;) │-mi╕ (for
╞┌╕ 3, 5.)
┬┌│ 1. ┤a coin of Chile, worth 1/100 of a peso.
├│ 2. ┤a coin of Panama, worth 1/100 of a balboa.
├│ 3. ┤a unit of money of Italy, worth 1/100 of a lira.
├┤ Centesimi are used in figuring but not as coins.
├│ 4. ┤a coin of Uruguay, worth 1/100 of a peso.
├│ 5. ┤a former coin of Italian Somaliland (now
├┤ Somalia), worth 1/100 of a somalo.
╩│centesimo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mos╕ (for 1, 2, 4;) │-mi╕ (for
╜│centgener, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│central heating,╕
╜│centralise, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-ised,╕ │-ising.╕
┬┌┤ (Especially British,) centralize.
╩│centralise, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│centralism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│central tendency,╕
╜│centre, ╛╕noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-tred,╕ │-tring,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) center.
╩│centre, ╛╕noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│centreboard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) centerboard.
╩│centreboard, ╛╕noun.
╜│centred, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) centered.
╩│centred, ╛╕adjective.
╜│centrepiece. ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) centerpiece.
╩│centrepiece. ╛╕noun.
╜│centric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤that is in or at the center; central.
├│ 2. ┤of or characterized by a center.
├│ 3. ┤of or having to do with a nerve center.
┼╕adv. ╡centrically.┤
╩│centric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│centrical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= centric.
╩│centrical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= centric.
╜│centricality, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ central position; centrality.
╩│centricality, ╛╕noun.
╜│centricipital, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤situated in the middle part of the head.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with the centriciput.
╩│centricipital, ╛╕adjective.
╜│centriciput, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│centrifugal inflorescence,╕
╜│centrifugalize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ to subject to a centrifugal process, as in a
┬┤ centrifugal machine.
╩│centrifugalize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│centrifugal pump,╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│centumvir, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-viri,╕ │-virs.╕
╜│centuple, ╛╕adjective, verb, ╞│-pled,╕ │-pling.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤100 times as much or as many.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to make 100 times as much or as many; increase a
├┤ hundredfold.
╩│centuple, ╛╕adjective, verb, ╞│-pled,╕ │-pling.╕
╜│centuplicate, ╛╕adjective, noun, verb, ╞│-cated,╕
╞┌│ │-cating.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤hundredfold; centuple.
├╕noun ┤ ┤one hundred forms or versions; 100 copies.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to increase 100 times; centuple.
┼╕noun ╡centuplication.┤
╩│centuplicate, ╛╕adjective, noun, verb, ╞│-cated,╕
╜│centuply, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in centuple measure or quantity.
╩│centuply, ╛╕adverb.
╜│centurial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with 100 years.
╩│centurial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│centuriate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to divide into centuries or hundreds.
├│ 2. ┤(in Roman colonization) to divide and assign
├┤ (land).
├╕adj. ┤ ┤centuriated.
┼╕noun ╡centuriation.┤
╩│centuriate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│centuried, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ 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.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or belonging to the cephalopods.
╩│cephalopod, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│cephalopodan, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= cephalopod.
╩│cephalopodan, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= cephalopod.
╜│cephalopodous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│cere─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│cere─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb, ╞│cered,╕ │cering.╕
┬┌┤ to wrap in a cerecloth.
╩│cere─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb, ╞│cered,╕ │cering.╕
╜│cereal, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕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.
╩│cerebral vesicles,╕
╜│cerebrate, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-brated,╕ │-brating.╕
┬┌┤ to use the brain; think.
╩│cerebrate, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-brated,╕ │-brating.╕
╜│cerebration, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. cerebrovascular diseases.┤
╩│cerebrovascular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cerebrovascular accident,╕ ╟│= cerebral accident.
╩│cerebrovascular accident,╕ ╟│= cerebral accident.
╜│cerebrovisceral, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ 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).┤
┼╕adv. ╡certifiably.┤
╩│certifiable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│certificate, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-cated,╕ │-cating.╕
┬┌╕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.┤
╩│certificate, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-cated,╕ │-cating.╕
╜│certificated airline,
┬┌┤ (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.
╜│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).┤
╩│cestus─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│cesura, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-suras,╕ │-surae. ╟= caesura.
╩│cesura, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-suras,╕ │-surae. ╟= caesura.
╜│CETA, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to dance the cha-cha.
╩│cha-cha, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│cha-cha-cha, ╛╕noun, intransitive verb. ╟│= cha-cha.
╩│cha-cha-cha, ╛╕noun, intransitive verb. ╟│= cha-cha.
╜│chachalaca, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to buy and sell; traffic in; exchange; barter.
├│ 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.
╩│chain shot,╕
╜│chain-smoke, ╛╕intransitive verb, transitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-smoked,╕ │-smoking.╕
┬┌┤ to smoke cigarettes or cigars one after another.
┼╕noun ╡chain-smoker.┤
╩│chain-smoke, ╛╕intransitive verb, transitive verb,
╜│chain stitch,╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│chain stitch,╕
╜│chain-stitch, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ to sew or crochet using a chain stitch.
╩│chain-stitch, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb.
╜│chain store,╕
┬┌┤ 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).┤
╩│chair lift,╕
╜│chairman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-manned,╕ │-manning.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the person who is in charge of a meeting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The chairman called the meeting to order.┤
├│ 2. ┤the person at the head of a committee, board, or
├┤ other organized body.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The chairman asked the committee if they wished┤
╔┤ ╢to recess.┤
├│ 3. ┤a man whose work is carrying or wheeling persons
├┤ in chairs, sedan chairs, or chairlike conveyances.
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to conduct or serve as chairman.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He supervised the corporation's financial┤
╔┤ ╢affairs, chairmanned some of its most important┤
╔┤ ╢committees (Time).┤
╩│chairman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-manned,╕ │-manning.╕
╜│chairmanship, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the position of chairman.
╔┤ ╢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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. chalcogenide glass.┤
╩│chalcogenide, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│chalcograph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an engraving on copper or brass.
┼╕noun ╡chalcographer.┤
╩│chalcograph, ╛╕noun.
╜│chalcographic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with chalcography.
╩│chalcographic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chalcographical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= chalcographic.
╩│chalcographical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= chalcographic.
╜│chalcographist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.┤
├│ 2. ┤like chalk; white as chalk.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The clown's face was chalky.┤
┼╕noun ╡chalkiness.┤
╩│chalky, ╛╕adjective, ╞│chalkier,╕ │chalkiest.╕
╜│challah, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │challahs,╕ │challoth.╕ ╟│= hallah.
╩│challah, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │challahs,╕ │challoth.╕ ╟│= hallah.
╜│challenge, ╛╕verb, ╞│-lenged,╕ │-lenging,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕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.
┼╕adj. ╡challengeable.┤
┼╕noun ╡challenger.┤
╩│challenge, ╛╕verb, ╞│-lenged,╕ │-lenging,╕ ╛noun.
╜│challenge grant,╕
┬┌┤ a sum of money given in proportion to the amount
┬┤ raised by public contribution, a matching grant.
╩│challenge grant,╕
╜│challenging, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤that puts one's strength, will, statements,
┬┤ findings, or evidence to a test; exacting; demanding.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He will respond to his most challenging┤
╔┤ ╢assignment with diligence and resourcefulness┤
╔┤ ╢(Newsweek).┤
├│ 2. ┤that excites one's interest or curiosity;
├┤ tantalizing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a challenging theory.┤
┼╕adv. ╡challengingly.┤
╩│challenging, ╛╕adjective.
╜│challis┐╕ or │challie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a lightweight printed cloth of cotton, wool, or
┬┤ rayon, used for such articles of clothing as
┬┤ blouses, nightgowns, dresses, and robes.
╩│challis┐╕ or │challie, ╛╕noun.
╜│chalone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an internal secretion that inhibits or reduces the
┬┤ activity of an organ.
╩│chalone, ╛╕noun.
╜│chalumeau, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Music.)
├│ 1. ┤the lowest register in the clarinet.
├│ 2. ┤a shawm.
╩│chalumeau, ╛╕noun.
╜│chalutz, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │chalutzim.╕ ╟│= halutz.
╩│chalutz, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │chalutzim.╕ ╟│= halutz.
╜│Chalybean, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the Chalybes, an ancient
┬┤ people of Pontus in Asia Minor, famed as workers in
┬┤ iron and steel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chalybean temper'd steel, and frock of mail┤
╔┤ ╢Adamantean proof (Milton).┤
╩│Chalybean, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chalybeate, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤containing or flavored with salts of iron.
╔┤ ╢Ex. chalybeate mineral water, a chalybeate spring.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤something containing salts of iron, such as a
├┤ medicine or a spring.
╩│chalybeate, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│chalybite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Mineralogy.) native carbonate of iron; siderite.
╩│chalybite, ╛╕noun.
╜│cham, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) ╡= khan.┤
╩│cham, ╛╕noun.
╜│chamade, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a signal by drum or trumpet for a military parley or
┬┤ retreat.
╩│chamade, ╛╕noun.
╜│chamar─╕ (1)┐ or │Chamar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a member of a low caste in India whose traditional
┬┤ occupation is leatherwork.
╩│chamar─╕ (1)┐ or │Chamar, ╛╕noun.
╜│chamar─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a fan of feathers or similar material used in the
┬┤ East Indies as one of the insignia of royalty, and
┬┤ also in temples.
├│ 2. ┤a swatter for flies.
╩│chamar─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│chamber, ╛╕noun, verb, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a room (in a house).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The children searched each and every chamber of┤
╔┤ ╢the house for the cat.┤
├│ b. ┤a reception room in a palace or similar building.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the audience chamber.┤
├│ c. ┤a bedroom.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Upstairs and downstairs and in my lady's chamber┤
╔┤ ╢(Nursery Rhyme).┤
├│ 2a. ┤a hall where lawmakers, governors, or judges
├┤ meet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the council chamber.┤
├│ b. ┤a group of lawmakers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Congress of the United States has two┤
╔┤ ╢chambers, the Senate and the House of┤
╔┤ ╢Representatives.┤
├│ 3. ┤a group of people organized for some business
├┤ purpose.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the local Chamber of Commerce.┤
┴┤ (SYN) board.
├│ 4. ┤an enclosed space in the body of an animal or
├┤ plant, for example in the brain, eye, or heart, or
├┤ in a shell. The human heart has four chambers.
┴┤ (SYN) cavity.
├│ 5. ┤an enclosed space or compartment in some kinds of
├┤ machinery. The part of a gun that holds the charge
├┤ is called the chamber.
├│ 6. ┤╡= a chamber pot.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to provide with a chamber.
├│ 2. ┤to form into a chamber or chambers.
├│ 3. ┤to place in or as if in a chamber; enclose.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the best blood chambered in his bosom┤
╔┤ ╢(Shakespeare).┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤designed for use in a chamber; suitable for
├┤ performance in a chamber.
╔┤ ╢Ex. chamber music, a chamber play.┤
├│ 2. ┤of chamber music; performing chamber music.
╔┤ ╢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.
╩│chamiso, ╛╕noun.
╜│chammy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕ ╟│= chamois ╕(leather).
╩│chammy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕ ╟│= chamois ╕(leather).
╜│chamois ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ois,╕ ╛verb.
┬┌╕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.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to fight for; speak in behalf of; defend; support.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) to champion a lost cause. All his┤
╔┤ ╢life he has championed freedom.┤
┴┤ (SYN) uphold, back, advocate.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) to challenge to a contest; bid
├┤ defiance to.
┼╕adj. ╡championless.┤
╩│champion, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
╜│championship, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the position of a champion; first place.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our high-school team won the county basketball┤
╔┤ ╢championship.┤
├│ 2. ┤a defense; support.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He undertook the championship of our cause.┤
╩│championship, ╛╕noun.
╜│champleve, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤(of enameled work) having the ground cut out or
┬┤ depressed in places to receive the enamel.
├╕noun ┤ ┤champleve work or the process of producing it.
╩│champleve, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Ch'an, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Chinese.)
├│ 1. ┤Zen.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) meditation.
╩│Ch'an, ╛╕noun.
╜│chance, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│chanced,╕ │chancing,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a favorable time; opportunity.
╔┤ ╢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).┤
╩│chance, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│chanced,╕ │chancing,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│chanceful, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ 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).┤
├│ 2. ┤the term of office of a chancellor.
╩│chancellorship, ╛╕noun.
╜│chancellory, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lories.╕ ╟│= chancellery.
╩│chancellory, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lories.╕ ╟│= chancellery.
╜│chance-medley, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (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.
╩│chancery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ceries.╕
╜│chancey, ╛╕adjective, ╞│chancier,╕ │chanciest.╕ ╟│= chancy.
╩│chancey, ╛╕adjective, ╞│chancier,╕ │chanciest.╕ ╟│= chancy.
╜│chancre, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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).┤
╩│chandelier, ╛╕noun.
╜│chandeliered, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ furnished with a chandelier or chandeliers.
╩│chandeliered, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chandelle, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-delled,╕ │-delling.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤an abrupt climbing turn in which an airplane is
┬┤ propelled by its own momentum nearly to the point of
┬┤ stalling.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to perform such a turn.
╩│chandelle, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-delled,╕ │-delling.╕
╜│chandler, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a maker or seller of candles.
├│ 2. ┤a dealer in groceries and supplies.
╔┤ ╢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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. April weather is changeable.┤
┴┤ (SYN) inconstant, unstable, variable, mutable,
┴┤ protean.
├│ 2. ┤that can be changed; likely to be changed (by
├┤ others); alterable.
├│ 3. ┤having a color or appearance that changes. Silk
├┤ is called changeable when it shows different colors
├┤ in different lights,
┼╕noun ╡changeableness.┤
╩│changeable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│changeably, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in a changeable manner; with constant change or
┬┤ variety.
╩│changeably, ╛╕adverb.
╜│changeful, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ full of changes; likely to change; changing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the changeful color of the sky at sunset.┤
┴┤ (SYN) variable, inconstant.
┼╕adv. ╡changefully.┤
┼╕noun ╡changefulness.┤
╩│changeful, ╛╕adjective.
╜│change house,╕
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) a tavern.
╩│change house,╕
╜│changeless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ not changing; not likely to change; constant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the changeless heat of the desert sun.┤
┴┤ (SYN) unchanging, steadfast, unvarying, unalterable,
┴┤ immutable.
┼╕adv. ╡changelessly.┤
┼╕noun ╡changelessness.┤
╩│changeless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│changeling, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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).┤
╩│changing room,╕
╜│changwat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a province in Thailand.
╩│changwat, ╛╕noun.
╜│channel─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│-neled,╕ │-neling╕ or
╞┌╕ (especially British) │-nelled,╕ │-nelling,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕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.
┼╕noun ╡channeler.┤
╩│channel─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│-neled,╕ │-neling╕ or
╜│channel─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a horizontal plank, bolted on edge to the outside of
┬┤ a ship, to which the shrouds are set up to increase
┬┤ their spread.
╩│channel─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│channel bass,╕ ╟│= red drum.
╩│channel bass,╕ ╟│= red drum.
╜│channel black,╕ ╟│= gas black.
╩│channel black,╕ ╟│= gas black.
╜│channel cat┐╕ or │catfish,╕
┬┌┤ any one of several species of catfish often found in
┬┤ channels of rivers.
╩│channel cat┐╕ or │catfish,╕
╜│channeled, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having channels or grooves; furrowed; fluted.
├│ 2. ┤confined in or directed to or along a channel.
╩│channeled, ╛╕adjective.
╜│channeling, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the act or process of supposedly communicating with
┬┤ invisible beings, spirits, or forces.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The extraterrestrials who turn up in the course┤
╔┤ ╢of channeling ... appear almost unfailingly wise and┤
╔┤ ╢benevolent (Time).┤
╩│channeling, ╛╕noun.
╜│channeling machine
┬┌┤ a machine for cutting grooves or channels in
┬┤ quarrying stone.
╩│channeling machine
╜│channel iron┐╕ or │bar,╕
┬┌┤ a flanged bar of rolled iron or steel, shaped so
┬┤ that its cross section forms three sides of a
┬┤ rectangle.
╩│channel iron┐╕ or │bar,╕
╜│channelize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╟┌│ ╟│= channel.
┼┌╕noun ╡channelization.┤
╩│channelize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│channelled, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) channeled.
╩│channelled, ╛╕adjective.
╜│channel-surf, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ 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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Heard a carol, mournful, holy, Chanted loudly,┤
╔┤ ╢chanted lowly (Tennyson).┤
┴┤ (SYN) intone.
├│ 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.┤
┼╕adv. ╡chaotically.┤
╩│chaotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chap─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│chapped,╕ │chapping,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to crack open; make or become rough.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cold weather chaps his skin.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a crack in something, especially the skin; place
├┤ where something is chapped.
╩│chap─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│chapped,╕ │chapping,╕ ╛noun.
╜│chap─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Informal.) a fellow; man or boy.
╔┤ ╢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).┤
┴┤ (SYN) dispirited, crestfallen. Also, ╡chopfallen.┤
╩│chapfallen, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chapiter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the capital of a column, pillar, or pilaster.
╩│chapiter, ╛╕noun.
╜│chaplain, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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.
╩│chaps─╕ (1), ╛noun pl.
╜│chaps─╕ (2), ╛noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡chap┤ (3).┤
╩│chaps─╕ (2), ╛noun pl.
╜│chaptalize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ to correct or improve the must in making (wine), by
┬┤ neutralizing an excess of acid and adding sugar.
┼╕noun ╡chaptalization.┤
╩│chaptalize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│chapter, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕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.
╩│chaqueta, ╛╕noun.
╜│char─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│charred,╕ │charring,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to burn to charcoal or carbon.
├│ 2. ┤to burn enough to blacken; scorch.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After the fire a carpenter replaced the charred┤
╔┤ ╢floor.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to become burned to charcoal or carbon.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a charred substance.
├│ 2. ┤charcoal; bone-black.
╩│char─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│charred,╕ │charring,╕ ╛noun.
╜│char─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb, ╞│charred,╕ │charring.╕
┬┌┤ (Especially British.)
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a charwoman.
├│ 2. ┤an odd job, especially of housework; chore.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to do housework by the day or hour.
├│ 2. ┤to do odd jobs; chare.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to do (odd jobs).
╩│char─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb, ╞│charred,╕ │charring.╕
╜│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.┤
├│ 6a. ┤a distinctive feature; trait; characteristic.
╔┤ ╢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).┤
╩│characterful, ╛╕adjective.
╜│characterise, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ised,╕ │-ising.╕
┬┌┤ (British.) characterize.
╩│characterise, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ised,╕ │-ising.╕
╜│characteristic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕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.
├│ b. ┤the personality so presented.
╩│characterization, ╛╕noun.
╜│characterize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to describe the special qualities or features of
┬┤ (a person or thing); describe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The story of "Little Red Riding Hood"┤
╔┤ ╢characterizes the wolf as a cunning and savage beast.┤
┴┤ (SYN) designate, class.
├│ 2. ┤to be a characteristic of; distinguish; mark out.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A camel is characterized by the humps on its┤
╔┤ ╢back and its ability to do without water for several┤
╔┤ ╢days.┤
├│ 3. ┤to give character to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The author characterized his heroine in a few┤
╔┤ ╢short paragraphs.┤
┼╕adj. ╡characterizable.┤
┼╕noun ╡characterizer.┤
╩│characterize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│character neurosis,╕
┬┌┤ (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.i. ┤ ┤to char.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(Informal.) to do (chars).
╩│chare, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│chared,╕ │charing.╕
╜│charewoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕ ╟│= charwoman.
╩│charewoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕ ╟│= charwoman.
╜│charge, ╛╕verb, ╞│charged,╕ │charging,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕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.
╩│charlatanism, ╛╕noun.
╜│charlatanry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕ ╟│= charlatanism.
╩│charlatanry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕ ╟│= charlatanism.
╜│Charles's┐╕ or │Charles' law,
┬┌┤ (Physics.) the law that at constant pressure the
┬┤ volume of a given mass of gas is directly
┬┤ proportional to the absolute temperature.
╩│Charles's┐╕ or │Charles' law,
╜│Charles's┐╕ or │Charles' Wain,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) the Big Dipper.
╩│Charles's┐╕ or │Charles' Wain,╕
╜│Charleston, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a lively ballroom dance popular in the 1920's,
┬┤ usually in 4/4 time and characterized especially by
┬┤ side kicks from the knee.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to dance the Charleston.
╩│Charleston, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│charley┐╕ or │charlie horse,
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤stiffness, especially of an arm or leg, caused by
├┤ straining a muscle.
├│ 2. ┤a muscle cramp.
╩│charley┐╕ or │charlie horse,
╜│Charlie┐╕ or │Charley, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤a code name for the letter ╖c┤ in transmitting
├┤ radio messages.
├│ 2. ┤(Slang.) a Vietcong soldier; Victor Charlie.
╩│Charlie┐╕ or │Charley, ╛╕noun.
╜│charlock, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of several weeds of the mustard family,
┬┤ often found in grainfields; wild mustard.
╩│charlock, ╛╕noun.
╜│charlotte, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a dessert made of cake or bread arranged in a mold
┬┤ and filled with fruit or a cream, custard, or
┬┤ gelatin preparation.
╩│charlotte, ╛╕noun.
╜│charlotte russe,
┬┌┤ a dessert made of a mold of sponge cake filled with
┬┤ whipped cream or custard.
╩│charlotte russe,
╜│charm─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the power of delighting or fascinating;
┬┤ attractiveness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our grandmother did not lose her charm for us as┤
╔┤ ╢she grew older. Her charm lies in her complete┤
╔┤ ╢naturalness.┤
┴┤ (SYN) allurement.
├│ 2. ┤a pleasing quality, feature, or attribute.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the charm of his style.┤
├│ 3. ┤a small ornament or trinket worn on a bracelet,
├┤ watch chain, or necklace.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A bunch of charms was attached to her bracelet.┤
├│ 4a. ┤a word, verse, act, or thing supposed to have
├┤ magic power to help or harm people; incantation;
├┤ spell.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cato knew a charm for setting dislocations.┤
├│ b. ┤any object worn or carried about the person to
├┤ bring luck and avert evil; amulet.
├│ 5. ┤(Nuclear Physics.) a quantum unit with the value
├┤ of + 1 for any quark and -1 for its antiquark.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Charm [is] a quantum number that must be┤
╔┤ ╢conserved during any interaction among particles┤
╔┤ ╢(S.B. Palmer).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to please greatly; delight; fascinate; captivate.
╔┤ ╢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.
╩│charmer, ╛╕noun.
╜│charmeuse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a soft satin.
╩│charmeuse, ╛╕noun.
╜│charming, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤very pleasing; delightful; fascinating;
┬┤ attractive.
╔┤ ╢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.╕
╜│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).┤
╩│charter flight,╕
╜│Charterhouse, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= Carthusian.
╩│Charterhouse, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= Carthusian.
╜│charter member,╕
┬┌┤ 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.┤┤
╩│Charybdis, ╛╕noun.
╜│chase─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│chased,╕ │chasing,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to run or follow after to catch or kill.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cat chased the mouse.┤
├│ 2. ┤to drive; drive away.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The blue jay chased the squirrel from its nest.┤
├│ 3. ┤to run after; follow; pursue.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boys chased the ball as it rolled downhill.┤
├│ 4. ┤to hunt.
├│ 5. ┤to put to flight; rout.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Marriage may all those petty tyrants chase┤
╔┤ ╢(Alexander Pope).┤
├│ 6. ┤(Informal.) to pursue with attentions; pay
├┤ excessive court to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to chase women.┤
├│ 7. ┤(Informal.) to follow (a strong drink of liquor)
├┤ with a chaser.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a fellow drinking cognac chased with beer┤
╔┤ ╢(New York Times).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to go in pursuit; follow.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) to rush; hurry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Why are you chasing around?┤
├│ 3. ┤(U.S. Informal.) to pursue girls or women with
├┤ attentions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Speed Dash neither smokes, drinks, nor chases┤
╔┤ ╢(Erle Stanley Gardner).┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the act of running after to catch or kill;
├┤ pursuit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We watched the children in their chase after┤
╔┤ ╢butterflies.┤
├│ 2. ┤hunting as a sport; hunt.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The fox hunter was devoted to the chase.┤
├│ 3. ┤a hunted animal; quarry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The chase escaped the hunter.┤
├│ 4. ┤an open piece of privately owned ground or other
├┤ place reserved for hunting animals.
├│ 5. ┤the right of hunting over a tract of country or
├┤ of keeping game there.
└╕expr. ╡give chase,┤ ┤to run after; pursue.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The fox gave chase as soon as it spotted the┤
╔┤ ╢rabbit.┤
╩│chase─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│chased,╕ │chasing,╕ ╛noun.
╜│chase─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb, ╞│chased,╕ │chasing.╕
┬┌┤ to decorate (metal) with embossed or engraved work;
┬┤ engrave; carve.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... an eight-piece sterling silver tea set, made┤
╔┤ ╢and chased by hand (Wall Street Journal).┤
┴┤ (SYN) enchase.
╩│chase─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb, ╞│chased,╕ │chasing.╕
╜│chase─╕ (3), ╛noun, verb, ╞│chased,╕ │chasing.╕
┬┌╕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.
├│ 3. ┤to make chaste or pure; purify; refine.
┼╕noun ╡chastener.┤
╩│chasten, ╛╕transitive verb,
╜│chastise, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tised,╕ │-tising.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to inflict punishment or suffering on to improve;
┬┤ punish.
╔┤ ╢Ex. my father hath chastised you with whips, but I┤
╔┤ ╢will chastise you with scorpions (I Kings 12:11).┤
┴┤ (SYN) beat.
├│ 2. ┤to criticize or rebuke severely; rebuke.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I have been severely chastised by a gourmet┤
╔┤ ╢...for even mentioning the idea of bacon and trout┤
╔┤ ╢together (James A. Beard).┤
┴┤ (SYN) castigate.
├│ 3. ┤(Archaic.) to moderate; temper; subdue; chasten.
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.) to purify; refine; correct or revise
├┤ (a literary work).
┼╕adj. ╡chastisable.┤
┼╕noun ╡chastiser.┤
╩│chastise, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tised,╕ │-tising.╕
╜│chastisement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a chastising; punishment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In what precise manner did God conceive this┤
╔┤ ╢chastisement and how will He carry it out?┤
╔┤ ╢(Newsweek).┤
┴┤ (SYN) beating.
├│ 2. ┤a severe criticism or rebuke.
╩│chastisement, ╛╕noun.
╜│chastity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤moral purity; virtue.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She ... would respect all the boarding-school┤
╔┤ ╢virtues; courage, good sportsmanship, chastity, and┤
╔┤ ╢honor (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) decency; modesty.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) simplicity of style or taste;
├┤ absence of too much decoration.
╩│chastity, ╛╕noun.
╜│chastity belt,╕
┬┌┤ a beltlike device designed to protect or enforce a
┬┤ woman's chastity.
╩│chastity belt,╕
╜│chasuble, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a sleeveless outer vestment worn by the priest at
┬┤ Mass.
╩│chasuble, ╛╕noun.
╜│chat─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│chatted,╕ │chatting.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤easy, familiar talk.
╔┤ ╢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).┤
╩│chat─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│chatted,╕ │chatting.╕
╜│chat─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Dialect.)
├│ 1. ┤a catkin.
├│ 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.
╩│chaulmoogra oil,╕
╜│chaulmoogric acid,
┬┌┤ an acid in chaulmoogra oil.
╩│chaulmoogric acid,
╜│chaunt, ╛╕noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) chant.
╩│chaunt, ╛╕noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb.
╜│chaunter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) chanter.
╩│chaunter, ╛╕noun.
╜│chausses, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 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).┤
╩│chauvinism, ╛╕noun.
╜│chauvinist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a boastful, warlike person; unreasoning patriot.
╔┤ ╢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.
├│ 3. ┤to bargain for; bid for; offer a price for.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to become cheap.
╔┤ ╢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.
┴┤ (SYN) restriction, curb, bridle, obstruction,
┴┤ obstacle, hindrance.
├│ 4. ┤a rebuff; repulse; reverse.
├│ 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.
╩│check list┐,╕ or │checklist, ╛╕noun.
╜│check mark,╕ ╟│= check ╕(╛noun. def. 8).
╩│check mark,╕ ╟│= check ╕(╛noun. def. 8).
╜│checkmate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-mated,╕ │-mating,╕ ╛noun,
╛┌╕ interjection.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤(Chess.) to put (an opponent's king) in check
┬┤ from which his next move cannot free him, and so win
┬┤ the game.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤to defeat completely.
├│ b. ┤to stop, frustrate, or defeat a scheme or act of
├┤ (an opponent) by a countermove.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to checkmate their dangerous rival instantly┤
╔┤ ╢(John H. Blunt).┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤(Chess.)
├│ a. ┤a move that ends the game by putting the
├┤ opponent's king in check so that he is unable to
├┤ escape by his next move.
├│ b. ┤the position of the chess pieces when the king is
├┤ thus attacked.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a complete defeat.
├╕interj. ┤ ┤(Chess.) a declaration that the opposing king is
├┤ checkmated.
╩│checkmate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-mated,╕ │-mating,╕ ╛noun,
╜│check nut,╕
┬┌┤ 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.
├│ 3. ┤(Informal.) saucy talk or behavior; shameless
├┤ boldness; impudence; effrontery.
╔┤ ╢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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. newly hatched chicks constantly cheeping.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to utter with a cheeping voice.
├╕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).┤
┼╕adj. ╡cheeselike.┤
╩│cheese─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│cheese─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb, ╞│cheesed,╕ │cheesing.╕
┬┌┤ (Slang.) to stop; give up; leave off.
└╕expr. ╡cheese it!┤ ┤stop! run away!
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Cheese it!" one of the thieves yelled. "The┤
╔┤ ╢cops are coming!"┤
╩│cheese─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb, ╞│cheesed,╕ │cheesing.╕
╜│cheese─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) the right or correct thing; anything good,
┬┤ first-rate in quality, genuine, pleasant, or
┬┤ advantageous.
╩│cheese─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│cheeseboard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a board from which cheese is served.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This includes the main course, all the trimmings┤
╔┤ ╢and a sweet or selection from the cheeseboard, and a┤
╔┤ ╢roll and butter (London Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤the cover of a cheese vat.
╩│cheeseboard, ╛╕noun.
╜│cheeseburger, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a hamburger sandwich with a slice of melted cheese
┬┤ on top of the meat.
╩│cheeseburger, ╛╕noun.
╜│cheese cake,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a kind of cake or pie usually made of cottage
┬┤ cheese or cream cheese, cream, sugar, eggs, and
┬┤ butter, baked together.
├│ 2. ┤Also, ╡cheesecake,┤ n. (Slang.) photography or
├┤ photographs emphasizing attractive feminine figures.
╩│cheese cake,╕
╜│cheesecloth, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a thin, loosely woven cotton cloth, originally used
┬┤ for wrapping cheese.
╩│cheesecloth, ╛╕noun.
╜│cheesed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ Usually, ╡cheesed off.┤ (British Slang.) fed up;
┬┤ disgusted.
╔┤ ╢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.
╩│cheese mite,╕
╜│cheesemonger, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who sells cheese.
╩│cheesemonger, ╛╕noun.
╜│cheeseparing, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a paring of the rind of cheese.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) an object of no value.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) niggardly economizing; parsimonious
├┤ saving.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤(Figurative.) niggardly; miserly; parsimonious.
╩│cheeseparing, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│cheese pumpkin,╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│cheilosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│cheilotomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕ ╟│= chilotomy.
╩│cheilotomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕ ╟│= chilotomy.
╜│cheiromancy, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chiromancy.
╩│cheiromancy, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chiromancy.
╜│cheironomy, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chironomy.
╩│cheironomy, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chironomy.
╜│Cheka, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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).┤
╩│chela─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│chelate, ╛╕adjective, noun, verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤having a chela (claw) or chelae.
├╕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).┤
╩│chelate, ╛╕adjective, noun, verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating.╕
╜│chelating agent,
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│chemical engineering,╕
╜│chemicalize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ to treat with a chemical or chemicals.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The loaf we buy at the grocer's has been┤
╔┤ ╢chemicalized, first by the miller and then by the┤
╔┤ ╢baker (Atlantic).┤
┼╕noun ╡chemicalization.┤
╩│chemicalize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│chemical laser,╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│cherry laurel,╕
╜│cherry-pick, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ to select the best or the most desirable elements of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It's hard when the rewrite is scrapped or is┤
╔┤ ╢cherry-picked for choice moments (Richard Corliss).┤
╩│cherry-pick, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb.
╜│cherry picker,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 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.
╩│chert, ╛╕noun.
╜│cherty, ╛╕adjective, ╞│chertier,╕ │chertiest.╕
┬┌┤ full of chert; flinty.
╩│cherty, ╛╕adjective, ╞│chertier,╕ │chertiest.╕
╜│cherub, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │cherubim╕ (for 1, 2, 5;) │cherubs╕
╞┌╕ (for 3, 4.)
┬┌│ 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).
╩│cherub, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │cherubim╕ (for 1, 2, 5;) │cherubs╕
╜│cherubic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or like a cherub; angelic.
╔┤ ╢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.
╩│chest tone,╕
╜│chest voice,╕ ╟│= chest register.
╩│chest voice,╕ ╟│= chest register.
╜│chesty, ╛╕adjective, ╞│chestier,╕ │chestiest.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.)
├│ 1. ┤conceited; self-assertive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bumbling doctors, madcap crooks, chesty admirals┤
╔┤ ╢and busty dowagers (Time).┤
├│ 2. ┤thrusting out the chest; broad-chested.
┼╕adv. ╡chestily.┤
┼╕noun ╡chestiness.┤
╩│chesty, ╛╕adjective, ╞│chestier,╕ │chestiest.╕
╜│chetah, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cheetah.
╩│chetah, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cheetah.
╜│cheth, ╛╕noun. ╟│= heth.
╩│cheth, ╛╕noun. ╟│= heth.
╜│chetnik, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │chetnici,╕ │-niks.╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│chetnik, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │chetnici,╕ │-niks.╕
╜│cheval-de-frise, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │chevaux-de-frise.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a piece of wood with spikes sticking out,
┬┤ formerly used to hinder the advance of enemy cavalry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Let us sink in our channel some┤
╔┤ ╢chevaux-de-frise--And then let 'em come (Philip┤
╔┤ ╢Freneau).┤
├│ 2. ┤a row of spikes or broken glass on top of a wall.
╩│cheval-de-frise, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │chevaux-de-frise.╕
╜│cheval glass,
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│chevrotain, ╛╕noun.
╜│chevy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │chevies,╕ ╛verb, ╞│chevied,╕ │chevying.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a hunting cry.
├│ 2. ┤a hunt; chase.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to hunt; chase.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One poor fellow was chevied about among the┤
╔┤ ╢casks in the storm for about ten minutes (London┤
╔┤ ╢Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤to worry.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to scamper; race.
╩│chevy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │chevies,╕ ╛verb, ╞│chevied,╕ │chevying.╕
╜│chew, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕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
╜│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.
╩│chiao, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │chiao.╕
╜│chiaro-oscuro, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ros.╕ ╟│= chiaroscuro.
╩│chiaro-oscuro, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ros.╕ ╟│= chiaroscuro.
╜│chiaroscurist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤an artist who draws in chiaroscuro.
├╕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,╕
╜│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.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to find fault with; blame; scold; reproach.
╔┤ ╢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
╜│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.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Chile.
╩│Chilean, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Chileanize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ to make Chilean, especially by putting under the
┬┤ control of the Chilean government.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a plan to "Chileanize" big U.S.-owned┤
╔┤ ╢enterprises (Wall Street Journal).┤
┼╕noun ╡Chileanization.┤
╩│Chileanize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│chile con carne, ╟= chili con carne.
╩│chile con carne, ╟= chili con carne.
╜│chilenite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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).┤
╩│chillsome, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chilly, ╛╕adjective, ╞│chillier,╕ │chilliest,╕ ╛adverb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤unpleasantly cool; rather cold.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is a rainy, chilly day. You'll feel chilly if┤
╔┤ ╢you don't wear a coat.┤
┴┤ (SYN) chill, raw.
├│ 2a. ┤affected by a chill or by cold; feeling rather
├┤ cold.
├│ b. ┤sensitive to cold; easily chilled.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) cold in manner; unfriendly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a chilly greeting. The members of the club gave┤
╔┤ ╢those with bad manners a chilly reception.┤
├╕adv. ┤ ┤in a chill manner.
┼╕adv. ╡chillily.┤
┼╕noun ╡chilliness.┤
╩│chilly, ╛╕adjective, ╞│chillier,╕ │chilliest,╕ ╛adverb.
╜│chilognath, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│chinchilla, ╛╕noun.
╜│chinchilla cat,╕
┬┌┤ a domestic cat with silver-colored hair.
╩│chinchilla cat,╕
╜│chin-chin, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-chinned,╕ │-chinning.╕
┬┌┤ (Pidgin English.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤a greeting or parting salutation.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to salute or greet.
╩│chin-chin, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-chinned,╕ │-chinning.╕
╜│chinchona, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cinchona.
╩│chinchona, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cinchona.
╜│chincough, ╛╕noun. ╟│= whooping cough.
╩│chincough, ╛╕noun. ╟│= whooping cough.
╜│chin-deep, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤so deep as to reach the chin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. chin-deep in water.┤
├│ 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.
╩│chin rest,╕
╜│chinse, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│chinsed,╕ │chinsing.╕
┬┌┤ (Nautical.) to calk slightly or temporarily.
╩│chinse, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│chinsed,╕ │chinsing.╕
╜│chin strap,╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a band for fastening a hat or cap under the chin.
├│ b. ┤a support for the chin.
├│ 2. ┤a strap connecting the throatlatch and noseband
├┤ of an animal's halter.
╩│chin strap,╕
╜│chin turret,╕
┬┌┤ a turret for a gun located immediately below the
┬┤ nose of a bomber or gunship.
╩│chin turret,╕
╜│chintz, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a cotton cloth printed in patterns of various
┬┤ colors, and often glazed.
├│ 2. ┤a painted or stained calico formerly exported
├┤ from India.
╩│chintz, ╛╕noun.
╜│chintzy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│chintzier,╕ │chintziest.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or like chintz.
├│ 2. ┤(Slang.) cheap, often in a mean and petty way.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I hate to phone friends and ask if they have┤
╔┤ ╢these items because it seems so chintzy (Springfield┤
╔┤ ╢Leader-Press).┤
╩│chintzy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│chintzier,╕ │chintziest.
╜│chin-up, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤the exercise of chinning oneself.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They must be able to ... perform five chin-ups┤
╔┤ ╢and 33 sit-ups (Time).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤keeping one's chin up; maintaining or raising morale.
╔┤ ╢Ex. chin-up courage.┤
╩│chin-up, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│chinwag, ╛╕verb, ╞│-wagged,╕ │-wagging,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.)
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to make idle talk; chatter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. chinwagging with other nannies in the park┤
╔┤ ╢(Maclean's).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤chatter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This was honest-to-goodness, man-to-man chinwag┤
╔┤ ╢(Punch).┤
╩│chinwag, ╛╕verb, ╞│-wagged,╕ │-wagging,╕ ╛noun.
╜│chionodoxa, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-doxas.╕
┬┌┤ any one of several small lilies native to Crete and
┬┤ Asia Minor whose usually blue and white flowers
┬┤ bloom early in spring.
╩│chionodoxa, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-doxas.╕
╜│chip─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│chipped,╕ │chipping.╕
┬┌╕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).┤
╩│chip─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│chipped,╕ │chipping.╕
╜│chip─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb, ╞│chipped,╕ │chipping.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a short, sharp sound, especially that made by
┬┤ sparrows and certain other birds as their alarm note.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to make such a sound.
╩│chip─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb, ╞│chipped,╕ │chipping.╕
╜│chip─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a trick in wrestling to throw one's opponent.
╩│chip─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│chipbird, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chipping sparrow.
╩│chipbird, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chipping sparrow.
╜│chipboard, ╛╕noun, ┐or │chip board,╕
┬┌┤ 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
╜│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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The grasshoppers chirred in the fields.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a shrill, trilling sound. Also, ╡churr.┤
╩│chirr, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│chirrup, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ruped,╕ │-ruping,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕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
╜│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).┤
├│ 2. ┤a saucy, forward girl.
╩│chit─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│chit─╕ (3), ╛noun, verb, ╞│chitted,╕ │chitting.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a sprout of a seed; a shoot, as of a potato.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤╡= sprout.┤
╩│chit─╕ (3), ╛noun, verb, ╞│chitted,╕ │chitting.╕
╜│chital, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tals╕ or (collectively) │-tal.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a deer of southern Asia having a spotted body;
┬┤ axis deer.
├│ 2. ┤a venomous water snake of the East Indian seas.
╩│chital, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tals╕ or (collectively) │-tal.╕
╜│chitarrone, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ni.╕
┬┌┤ a lute with two necks, similar to the theorbo, but
┬┤ longer.
╩│chitarrone, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ni.╕
╜│chit-chat, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-chatted,╕ │-chatting.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤friendly, informal talk; chat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This age group, I found by chit-chat ... is not┤
╔┤ ╢exclusively preoccupied with dating (Atlantic).┤
├│ 2. ┤idle talk; gossip.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to engage in chit-chat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She soon becomes adept at ordering meals and┤
╔┤ ╢chit-chatting at parties (Harper's).┤
┼╕noun ╡chit-chatter.┤
╩│chit-chat, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-chatted,╕ │-chatting.╕
╜│chit-chatty, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ like chit-chat; gossipy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a somewhat nondescript, chit-chatty book┤
╔┤ ╢(Scientific American).┤
╩│chit-chatty, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chitin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a horny substance forming the hard outer covering of
┬┤ lobsters, crabs, beetles, crickets, and some fungi.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This chitin is a stiff substance rather closely┤
╔┤ ╢related to cellulose (Norbert Wiener).┤
╩│chitin, ╛╕noun.
╜│chitinize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ to make into chitin; harden by deposition of chitin.
┼╕noun ╡chitinization.┤
╩│chitinize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│chitinous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like chitin.
╩│chitinous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chitlings, ╛╕noun pl. ╟│= chitterlings.
╩│chitlings, ╛╕noun pl. ╟│= chitterlings.
╜│chitlins, ╛╕noun pl. ╟│= chitterlings.
╩│chitlins, ╛╕noun pl. ╟│= chitterlings.
╜│chiton, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 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:
├│ a. ┤bravery or prowess in war.
├│ b. ┤knighthood as a rank or order.
╩│chivalry, ╛╕noun.
╜│chive, ╛╕noun, ┐or │chive garlic.╕ ┐Often │chives.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a plant of the same family as the onion and leek,
┬┤ having a very small bulb. Chives are perennial.
├│ 2. ┤its long, slender leaves, used as a seasoning in
├┤ soups, salads, stews, and other prepared foods.
╩│chive, ╛╕noun, ┐or │chive garlic.╕ ┐Often │chives.╕
╜│chivvy, ╛╕verb, ╞│-vied,╕ │-vying,╕ ╛noun, ╞pl. │-vies.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to chase.
╔┤ ╢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).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to chevy; scamper.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to worry; nag.
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= chevy.┤
╩│chivvy, ╛╕verb, ╞│-vied,╕ │-vying,╕ ╛noun, ╞pl. │-vies.╕
╜│chivy, ╛╕verb, ╞│chivied,╕ │chivying,╕ ╛noun, ╞pl.
╞┌│ │chivies.╕ ╟│= chivvy.
╩│chivy, ╛╕verb, ╞│chivied,╕ │chivying,╕ ╛noun, ╞pl.
╜│chlamydate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) having a pallium or mantle, as a mollusk.
╩│chlamydate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chlamydia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of a group of parasitic rickettsias that
┬┤ cause a wide variety of diseases, including trachoma
┬┤ and psittacosis.
├│ 2. ┤a sexually transmitted disease caused by a
├┤ species of chlamydia and typically affecting the
├┤ lymph nodes in the groin; lymphogranuloma.
╩│chlamydia, ╛╕noun.
╜│chlamydospore, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a thick-walled, dark spore formed by smuts and other
┬┤ fungi.
╩│chlamydospore, ╛╕noun.
╜│chlamys, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │chlamyses,╕ │chlamydes.╕
┬┌┤ a short cloak, fastened on the shoulder, worn by men
┬┤ in ancient Greece.
╩│chlamys, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │chlamyses,╕ │chlamydes.╕
╜│chloanthite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a native arsenide of nickel, a mineral of white to
┬┤ grayish or black color with a metallic luster.
╩│chloanthite, ╛╕noun.
╜│chloasma, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ discoloration of the skin in large, yellowish or
┬┤ yellow-brownish spots or patches.
╩│chloasma, ╛╕noun.
╜│Chloe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a name for a beloved maiden in pastoral literature.
╩│Chloe, ╛╕noun.
╜│chlor-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) the form of ╡chloro-┤ before vowels,
┬┤ as in ╖chloric.┤
╩│chlor-,╕
╜│chloracetic acid, ╟= chloroacetic acid.
╩│chloracetic acid, ╟= chloroacetic acid.
╜│chloracne, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a skin eruption resembling acne, caused by exposure
┬┤ to chlorinated hydrocarbons.
╩│chloracne, ╛╕noun.
╜│chloragogue┐╕ or │chloragog cells,
┬┌┤ the round, yellowish cells covering the exterior of
┬┤ the intestines of some annelids, such as earthworms.
╩│chloragogue┐╕ or │chloragog cells,
╜│chloral, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a colorless, oily liquid made from chlorine and
┬┤ alcohol, used in making chloral hydrate and DDT. It
┬┤ has a pungent odor.
├│ 2. ┤╡= chloral hydrate.┤
╩│chloral, ╛╕noun.
╜│chloral hydrate,╕
┬┌┤ a colorless, crystalline drug formerly much used to
┬┤ quiet nervousness and produce sleep. It is a
┬┤ combination of water with chloral.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chloral hydrate is used in Mickey Finns.┤
╩│chloral hydrate,╕
╜│chloralism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the habitual use of chloral hydrate.
├│ 2. ┤a diseased condition due to the use of chloral
├┤ hydrate.
╩│chloralism, ╛╕noun.
╜│chloralize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ to bring under the influence of or treat with
┬┤ chloral hydrate.
╩│chloralize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│chloralum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│chloric acid,╕
╜│chlorid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chloride.
╩│chlorid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chloride.
╜│chloridate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-dated,╕ │-dating.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to treat with a chloride.
├│ 2. ┤to combine with chlorine; form into a chloride.
╩│chloridate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-dated,╕ │-dating.╕
╜│chloride, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a compound of chlorine with another element or
┬┤ radical. Sodium chloride is a compound of sodium and
┬┤ chlorine.
├│ b. ┤a salt of hydrochloric acid.
├│ 2. ┤╡= chloride of lime.┤
╩│chloride, ╛╕noun.
╜│chloride of lime,╕
┬┌┤ a white powder used for bleaching and disinfecting,
┬┤ made by treating slaked lime with chlorine;
┬┤ bleaching powder; chlorinated lime.
╩│chloride of lime,╕
╜│chloridic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or of the nature of a chloride.
╩│chloridic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chloridization, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act or process of chloridizing.
├│ 2. ┤the state of being chloridized.
╩│chloridization, ╛╕noun.
╜│chloridize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to convert into a chloride, especially to roast
┬┤ (a silver ore) with salt in order to convert the
┬┤ silver into chloride.
├│ 2. ┤to treat with a chloride.
╩│chloridize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│chlorin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chlorine.
╩│chlorin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chlorine.
╜│chlorinate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to combine with chlorine.
├│ 2. ┤to treat with chlorine:
├│ a. ┤to disinfect or sterilize (water or sewage) by
├┤ the use of chlorine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to chlorinate water in a swimming pool.┤
├│ b. ┤to treat (gold or silver ore) with chlorine, to
├┤ extract the precious metal; chloridize.
┼╕noun ╡chlorination.┤
┼╕noun ╡chlorinator.┤
╩│chlorinate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
╜│chlorinated hydrocarbon,
┬┌┤ 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).
╩│chloritic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chloritize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕
┬┌┤ to change (a mineral) in a rock into chlorite.
┼╕noun ╡chloritization.┤
╩│chloritize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕
╜│chloritoid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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).┤
╩│chlorophyll┐╕ or │chlorophyl, ╛╕noun.
╜│chlorophyllaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of the nature of chlorophyll; chlorophyllous.
╩│chlorophyllaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chlorophyllin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of the pigments in chlorophyll.
╩│chlorophyllin, ╛╕noun.
╜│chlorophyllose, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= chlorophyllous.
╩│chlorophyllose, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= chlorophyllous.
╜│chlorophyllous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or containing chlorophyll.
╩│chlorophyllous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chloropicrin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 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.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) jammed together; crowded; packed.
╔┤ ╢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.
╔┤ ╢Ex. chocolate-box art, chocolate-box backdrops.┤
╩│chocolate-box, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chocolate point,╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│chogyal, ╛╕noun.
╜│choice, ╛╕noun, adjective, ╞│choicer,╕ │choicest.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the act of choosing; selection.
╔┤ ╢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).┤
┼╕adv. ╡choicely.┤
┼╕noun ╡choiceness.┤
╩│choice, ╛╕noun, adjective, ╞│choicer,╕ │choicest.╕
╜│choir, ╛╕noun, verb, adjective.
┬┌╕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.
┼╕adv. ╡chokingly.┤
╩│choking, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│choking coil,╕ ╟│= choke coil.
╩│choking coil,╕ ╟│= choke coil.
╜│choky─╕ (1), ╛adjective, ╞│chokier,╕ │chokiest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤inclined to choke, especially with emotion.
├│ 2. ┤tending to choke.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a choky collar.┤
┴┤ (SYN) suffocating.
├│ 3. ┤having a hoarse, throaty voice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a choky singer.┤
╩│choky─╕ (1), ╛adjective, ╞│chokier,╕ │chokiest.╕
╜│choky─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │chokies.╕
┬┌┤ (Anglo-Indian.)
├│ 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.
╩│chome, ╛╕noun.
╜│chomp, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb.
╟┌│ ╟│= champ╕ (1).
╩│chomp, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb.
╜│chon, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │chon.╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│chondrichthian, ╛╕noun.
╜│chondrify, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╞┌│ ╞│-fied,╕ │-fying.╕
┬┌┤ to convert or be converted into cartilage.
┼╕noun ╡chondrification.┤
╩│chondrify, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb,
╜│chondriosome, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Biology.) any one of the mitochondria, or minute
┬┤ bodies contained in the form of rods, granules, and
┬┤ threads in the cytoplasm of cells.
╩│chondriosome, ╛╕noun.
╜│chondrite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a meteorite containing chondrules.
╩│chondrite, ╛╕noun.
╜│chondritic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the peculiar granulated structure
┬┤ characteristic of a chondrite.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Any theory for the origin of meteorites should┤
╔┤ ╢try to account for the chondritic stone meteorites┤
╔┤ ╢(Scientific American).┤
╩│chondritic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chondro-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) a form of ╡chondr-,┤ as in┤
┬┤ ╖╖chondrocyte.┤
╩│chondro-,╕
╜│chondrocyte, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of the cells found in the cavities in
┬┤ cartilage; cartilage cell.
╩│chondrocyte, ╛╕noun.
╜│chondrodite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a yellow-to-red mineral, a fluosilicate of
┬┤ magnesium, often occurring in granular form in
┬┤ crystalline limestones.
╩│chondrodite, ╛╕noun.
╜│chondrodystrophic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= achondroplastic.
╩│chondrodystrophic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= achondroplastic.
╜│chondroid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ resembling cartilage; cartilaginous.
╩│chondroid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chondroma, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mas,╕ │-mata.╕
┬┌┤ a tumor resembling cartilage in substance.
╩│chondroma, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mas,╕ │-mata.╕
╜│chondrosarcoma, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mas,╕ │-mata.╕
┬┌┤ 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.
╩│chonta, ╛╕noun.
╜│Chontoism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Chondokyo.
╩│Chontoism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Chondokyo.
╜│choo-choo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-choos,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-chooed,╕
╞┌│ │-chooing.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤a railroad train.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The American baby calls a train a "choo-choo"┤
╔┤ ╢(H. Allen Smith).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to go by train.
╩│choo-choo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-choos,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-chooed,╕
╜│chook, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Australian Informal.) a chicken.
╩│chook, ╛╕noun.
╜│choose, ╛╕verb, ╞│chose,╕ │chosen╕ or (obsolete) │chose,╕
╞┌│ │choosing.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to pick out; select from a number.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He chose a book from the library. Choose the┤
╔┤ ╢cupcake you like best.┤
├│ 2. ┤to prefer and decide; think fit (to do something).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cat did not choose to go out in the rain.┤
╔┤ ╢When I travel, I always choose to regulate my own┤
╔┤ ╢supper (Oliver Goldsmith).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Informal.) to desire; wish to have.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Do you choose any refreshment, sir? (George┤
╔┤ ╢Colman).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to make a choice between things or alternatives;
├┤ decide on a preference.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You must choose for yourself. He chose wisely.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Dialect.) to do as one pleases.
└╕expr. ╡cannot choose but,┤ ┤to be forced or obliged to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Without an argument I cannot choose but agree┤
╔┤ ╢with you.┤
└╕expr. ╡choose up,┤ ┤(U.S. Informal.) to select the opponents
└┤ in a game or contest.
╔┤ ╢Ex. As the battle heightened, Los Angeles Catholics┤
╔┤ ╢began choosing up sides (Time).┤
└╕expr. ╡pick and choose.┤ ┤See under ╡pick┤ (1).┤
┼╕noun ╡chooser.┤
╩│choose, ╛╕verb, ╞│chose,╕ │chosen╕ or (obsolete) │chose,╕
╜│choosey, ╛╕adjective, ╞│choosier,╕ │choosiest.╕ ╟│= choosy.
╩│choosey, ╛╕adjective, ╞│choosier,╕ │choosiest.╕ ╟│= choosy.
╜│choosy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│choosier,╕ │choosiest.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) particular or fussy.
╔┤ ╢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).┤
┼╕adv. ╡choosily.┤
┼╕noun ╡choosiness.┤
╩│choosy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│choosier,╕ │choosiest.╕
╜│chop─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│chopped,╕ │chopping,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕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.
╩│chop─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│chopped,╕ │chopping,╕ ╛noun.
╜│chop─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb, ╞│chopped,╕ │chopping.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤╡= jaw.┤
├╕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).┤
╩│chop─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb, ╞│chopped,╕ │chopping.╕
╜│chop─╕ (3), ╛verb, ╞│chopped,╕ │chopping.╕
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1a. ┤to change suddenly; shift quickly; veer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The wind chopped around from west to north.┤
╔┤ ╢Watch the sails now the wind is chopping.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to turn with, or like, the wind.
├│ 2. ┤to give in exchange:
├│ a. ┤to answer back.
├│ b. ┤(Obsolete.) to barter.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(Dialect.) to barter.
└╕expr. ╡chop and change,┤ ┤to change one's tactics or ways;
└┤ make frequent changes; change about.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We hope he knows his own mind this time, and┤
╔┤ ╢does not intend chopping and changing about again.┤
└╕expr. ╡chop logic.┤ ┤See under ╡logic.┤┤
╩│chop─╕ (3), ╛verb, ╞│chopped,╕ │chopping.╕
╜│chop─╕ (4), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤formerly in India, China, etc.:
├│ a. ┤an official stamp, seal, license, or permit.
├│ b. ┤a ship's port clearance, called a ╖grand chop.┤
├│ 2. ┤(in the former China trade) a brand on goods to
├┤ indicate quality or nature, or a class of goods
├