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Alp(n.) A bullfinch.
Alpaca(n.) An animal of Peru (Lama paco), having long, fine, wooly hair, supposed by some to be a domesticated variety of the llama
Alpenglow(n.) A reddish glow seen near sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains
Alpenstock(n.) A long staff, pointed with iron, used in climbing the Alps.
Alpestrine(a.) Growing on the elevated parts of mountains, but not above the timbe/ line
Alpha(n.) The first letter in the Greek alphabet, answering to A, and hence used to denote the beginning
Alphorn(n.) A curved wooden horn about three feet long, with a cupped mouthpiece and a bell, used by the Swiss to sound the ranz des vaches and other melodies
Alpine(a.) Like the Alps
Alpinist(n.) A climber of the Alps.
Already(adv.) Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future
Als(adv.) Also.
Alsatian(a.) Pertaining to Alsatia.
(n.) An inhabitant of Alsatia or Alsace in Germany, or of Alsatia or White Friars (a resort of debtors and criminals) in London
Also(adv. & conj.) Even as
Alt(a. & n.) The higher part of the scale.
Altaic(a.) Of or pertaining to the Altai, a mountain chain in Central Asia.
Altar(n.) A raised structure (as a square or oblong erection of stone or wood) on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity
Altazimuth(n.) An instrument for taking azimuths and altitudes simultaneously.
Alter(v. i.) To become, in some respects, different
(v. t.) To agitate
Altho(conj.) Although.
Altimeter(n.) An instrument for taking altitudes, as a quadrant, sextant, etc.
Altitude(n.) Elevation of spirits
Alto(n.) An alto singer.
Altruism(n.) Regard for others, both natural and moral
Alula(n.) A false or bastard wing.
Alum(n.) A double sulphate formed of aluminium and some other element (esp. an alkali metal) or of aluminium
(v. t.) To steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of alum
Alunite(n.) Alum stone.
Alveolar(a.) Articulated with the tip of the tongue pressing against the alveolar processes of the upper front teeth
Alveolus(n.) A cell in a honeycomb.
Always(adv.) At all times
Alyssum(n.) A genus of cruciferous plants
Amalgam(n.) A mixture or compound of different things.
(v. t. / i.) To amalgamate.
Amandine(n.) A kind of cold cream prepared from almonds, for chapped hands, etc.
Amanuensis(n.) A person whose employment is to write what another dictates, or to copy what another has written
Amaranth(n.) A color inclining to purple.
Amaryllis(n.) A family of plants much esteemed for their beauty, including the narcissus, jonquil, daffodil, agave, and others
Amass(n.) A mass
(v. t.) To collect into a mass or heap
Amateur(n.) A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting
Amatory(a.) Pertaining to, producing, or expressing, sexual love
Amaurosis(n.) A loss or decay of sight, from loss of power in the optic nerve, without any perceptible external change in the eye
Amaze(v. i.) To be astounded.
(v. t.) Bewilderment, arising from fear, surprise, or wonder
Amazing(a.) Causing amazement
Amazon(n.) A name numerous species of South American parrots of the genus Chrysotis
Amber(a.) Consisting of amber
(n.) Amber color, or anything amber-colored
(v. t.) To preserve in amber
Ambidexterity(n.) A juror's taking of money from the both parties for a verdict.
Ambidextrous(a.) Having the faculty of using both hands with equal ease.
Ambient(a.) Encompassing on all sides
(n.) Something that surrounds or invests
Ambiguity(n.) The quality or state of being ambiguous
Ambiguous(a.) Doubtful or uncertain, particularly in respect to signification
Ambit(n.) Circuit or compass.
Amble(n.) A movement like the amble of a horse.
(v. i.) To go at the easy gait called an amble
Ambo(n.) A large pulpit or reading desk, in the early Christian churches.
Ambrosia(n.) An unguent of the gods.
Ambry(n.) Almonry.
Ambulacrum(n.) One of the radical zones of echinoderms, along which run the principal nerves, blood vessels, and water tubes
Ambulance(n.) A field hospital, so organized as to follow an army in its movements, and intended to succor the wounded as soon as possible
Ambulant(a.) Walking
Ambulate(v. i.) To walk
Ambulatory(a.) Accustomed to move from place to place
(n.) A place to walk in, whether in the open air, as the gallery of a cloister, or within a building
Ambuscade(v. i.) To lie in ambush.
(v. t.) A lying in a wood, concealed, for the purpose of attacking an enemy by surprise. Hence: A lying in wait, and concealed in any situation, for a like purpose
Ambush(v. i.) To lie in wait, for the purpose of attacking by surprise
(v. t.) A concealed station, where troops or enemies lie in wait to attack by surprise.
Ameliorate(v. i.) To grow better
(v. t.) To make better
Amelioration(n.) The act of ameliorating, or the state of being ameliorated
Amen(interj., adv., & n.) An expression used at the end of prayers, and meaning, So be it. At the end of a creed, it is a solemn asseveration of belief
(v. t.) To say Amen to
Amerce(v. t.) To punish, in general
American(a.) Of or pertaining to America
(n.) A native of America
Ametropia(n.) Any abnormal condition of the refracting powers of the eye.
Amharic(a.) Of or pertaining to Amhara, a division of Abyssinia
(n.) The Amharic language (now the chief language of Abyssinia).
Amiable(a.) Done out of love.
Amianthus(n.) Earth flax, or mountain flax
Amicable(a.) Friendly
Amice(n.) A hood, or cape with a hood, made of lined with gray fur, formerly worn by the clergy
Amid(prep.) In the midst or middle of
Amigo(n.) A friend
Amine(n.) One of a class of strongly basic substances derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms by a basic atom or radical
Amir(n.) Emir.
Amish(a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, the followers of Jacob Amman, a strict Mennonite of the 17th century, who even proscribed the use of buttons and shaving as "worldly conformity"
(n. pl.) The Amish Mennonites.
Amiss(a.) Wrong
(adv.) Astray
(n.) A fault, wrong, or mistake.
Amitosis(n.) Cell division in which there is first a simple cleavage of the nucleus without change in its structure (such as the formation of chromosomes), followed by the division of the cytoplasm
Amity(n.) Friendship, in a general sense, between individuals, societies, or nations
Ammeter(n.) A contraction of amperometer or amperemeter.
Ammonia(n.) A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH3, with a pungent smell and taste:—often called volatile alkali, and spirits of hartshorn
Ammonite(n.) A fossil cephalopod shell related to the nautilus. There are many genera and species, and all are extinct, the typical forms having existed only in the Mesozoic age, when they were exceedingly numerous
Ammonium(n.) A compound radical, NH4, having the chemical relations of a strongly basic element like the alkali metals
Ammunition(n.) Any stock of missiles, literal or figurative.
(v. t.) To provide with ammunition.
Amnesia(n.) Forgetfulness
Amnesty(v.) An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection
(v. t.) To grant amnesty to.
Amnion(n.) A thin membrane surrounding the embryos of mammals, birds, and reptiles.
Amoeba(n.) A rhizopod. common in fresh water, capable of undergoing many changes of form at will.
Amoeboid(a.) Resembling an amoeba
Amole(n.) Any detergent plant, or the part of it used as a detergent, as the roots of Agave Americana, Chlorogalum pomeridianum, etc
Amontillado(n.) A dry kind of cherry, of a light color.
Amorist(n.) A lover
Amorous(a.) Affected with love
Amorphism(n.) A state of being amorphous
Amorphous(a.) Having no determinate form
Amortization(n.) The act or right of alienating lands to a corporation, which was considered formerly as transferring them to dead hands, or in mortmain
Amortize(v. t.) To alienate in mortmain, that is, to convey to a corporation.
Amount(n.) The effect, substance, value, significance, or result
(v. t.) To signify
Amour(n.) Love
Amperage(n.) The strength of a current of electricity carried by a conductor or generated by a machine, measured in amperes
Ampersand(n.) A word used to describe the character /, /, or &.
Amphiarthrosis(n.) A form of articulation in which the bones are connected by intervening substance admitting slight motion
Amphibian(a.) Of or pertaining to the Amphibia
(n.) One of the Amphibia.
Amphibious(a.) Having the ability to live both on land and in water, as frogs, crocodiles, beavers, and some plants
Amphibole(n.) A common mineral embracing many varieties varying in color and in composition. It occurs in monoclinic crystals
Amphibology(n.) A phrase, discourse, or proposition, susceptible of two interpretations
Amphibrach(n.) A foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short (~—~)
Amphictyony(n.) A league of states of ancient Greece
Amphigory(n.) A nonsense verse
Amphimacer(n.) A foot of three syllables, the middle one short and the others long, as in cast/tas.
Amphioxus(n.) A fishlike creature (Amphioxus lanceolatus), two or three inches long, found in temperature seas
Amphipod(n.) One of the Amphipoda.
Amphiprostyle(a.) Doubly prostyle
(n.) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
Amphisbaena(n.) A fabled serpent with a head at each end, moving either way.
Amphitheatre(n.) An oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats about an open space called the arena
Amphora(n.) Among the ancients, a two-handled vessel, tapering at the bottom, used for holding wine, oil, etc
Amphoteric(a.) Partly one and partly the other
Ample(a.) Fully sufficient
Amplification(n.) The act of amplifying or enlarging in dimensions
Amplifier(n.) One who or that which amplifies.
Amplify(v. i.) To become larger.
(v. t.) To enlarge by addition or discussion
Amplitude(n.) An angle upon which the value of some function depends
Amply(adv.) In an ample manner.
Ampulla(n.) A cruet for the wine and water at Mass.
Amputate(v. t.) To cut off (a limb or projecting part of the body)
Amrita(a.) Ambrosial
(n.) Immortality
Amt(n.) An administrative territorial division in Denmark and Norway.
Amuck(a. & adv.) In a frenzied and reckless manner.
Amulet(n.) An ornament, gem, or scroll, or a package containing a relic, etc., worn as a charm or preservative against evils or mischief, such as diseases and witchcraft, and generally inscribed with mystic forms or characters
Amuse(v.) To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner
(v. i.) To muse
Amusing(a.) Giving amusement
Amygdala(n.) An almond.
Amygdalin(n.) A glucoside extracted from bitter almonds as a white, crystalline substance.
Amyl(n.) A hydrocarbon radical, C5H11, of the paraffine series found in amyl alcohol or fusel oil, etc
An(conj.) If
Ana(adv.) Of each
Anabaptism(n.) The doctrine of the Anabaptists.
Anabaptist(n.) A name sometimes applied to a member of any sect holding that rebaptism is necessary for those baptized in infancy
Anabasis(n.) A journey or expedition up from the coast, like that of the younger Cyrus into Central Asia, described by Xenophon in his work called "The Anabasis
Anabatic(a.) Pertaining to anabasis
Anabolic(a.) Pertaining to anabolism
Anabolism(n.) The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from katabolism.
Anabranch(n.) A branch of a river that reenters, or anastomoses with, the main stream
Anachronism(n.) A misplacing or error in the order of time
Anachronistic(a.) Erroneous in date
Anacoluthon(n.) A want of grammatical sequence or coherence in a sentence
Anaconda(n.) A large South American snake of the Boa family (Eunectes murinus), which lives near rivers, and preys on birds and small mammals
Anacreontic(a.) Pertaining to, after the manner of, or in the meter of, the Greek poet Anacreon
(n.) A poem after the manner of Anacreon
Anacrusis(n.) A prefix of one or two unaccented syllables to a verse properly beginning with an accented syllable
Anadem(n.) A garland or fillet
Anadiplosis(n.) A repetition of the last word or any prominent word in a sentence or clause, at the beginning of the next, with an adjunct idea
Anadromous(a.) Ascending rivers from the sea, at certain seasons, for breeding, as the salmon, shad, etc
Anaemia(a.) A morbid condition in which the blood is deficient in quality or in quantity.
Anaemic(a.) Of or pertaining to anaemia.
Anaerobic(a.) Not requiring air or oxygen for life
Anaesthesia(n.) Entire or partial loss or absence of feeling or sensation
Anaesthetic(a.) Capable of rendering insensible
(n.) That which produces insensibility to pain, as chloroform, ether, etc.
Anaglyph(n.) Any sculptured, chased, or embossed ornament worked in low relief, as a cameo.
Anagnorisis(n.) The unfolding or denouement.
Anagoge(n.) An elevation of mind to things celestial.
Anagram(n.) Literally, the letters of a word read backwards, but in its usual wider sense, the change or one word or phrase into another by the transposition of its letters
(v. t.) To anagrammatize.
Anal(a.) Pertaining to, or situated near, the anus
Anamnesis(n.) A recalling to mind
Anamnestic(a.) Aiding the memory
Anamorphosis(n.) A distorted or monstrous projection or representation of an image on a plane or curved surface, which, when viewed from a certain point, or as reflected from a curved mirror or through a polyhedron, appears regular and in proportion
Anapest(n.) A metrical foot consisting of three syllables, the first two short, or unaccented, the last long, or accented (/ / -)
Anaphora(n.) A repetition of a word or of words at the beginning of two or more successive clauses.
Anaphrodisia(n.) Absence of sexual appetite.
Anaplastic(a.) Of or pertaining to anaplasty.
Anarch(n.) The author of anarchy
Anarthrous(a.) Used without the article
Anasarca(n.) Dropsy of the subcutaneous cellular tissue
Anastigmatic(a.) Not astigmatic
Anastomose(v. i.) Of any channels or lines, to meet and unite or run into each other, as rivers
Anastomosis(n.) The inosculation of vessels, or intercommunication between two or more vessels or nerves, as the cross communication between arteries or veins
Anastrophe(n.) An inversion of the natural order of words
Anathema(n.) A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, and accompanied by excommunication
Anatomical(a.) Of or relating to anatomy or dissection
Anatomist(n.) One who is skilled in the art of anatomy, or dissection.
Anatomize(v. t.) To discriminate minutely or carefully
Anatomy(n.) A skeleton
Ancestor(n.) An earlier type
Ancestral(a.) Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors
Ancestry(n.) A series of ancestors or progenitors
Anchor(n.) A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain), and which, being cast overboard, lays hold of the earth by a fluke or hook and thus retains the ship in a particular station
(v. i.) To cast anchor
(v. t.) To fix or fasten
Anchovy(n.) A small fish, about three inches in length, of the Herring family (Engraulis encrasicholus), caught in vast numbers in the Mediterranean, and pickled for exportation
Ancient(a.) Dignified, like an aged man
(n.) An aged man
Ancillary(a.) Subservient or subordinate, like a handmaid
And(conj.) A particle which expresses the relation of connection or addition. It is used to conjoin a word with a word, a clause with a clause, or a sentence with a sentence
Andalusite(n.) A silicate of aluminium, occurring usually in thick rhombic prisms, nearly square, of a grayish or pale reddish tint
Andante(a.) Moving moderately slow, but distinct and flowing
(n.) A movement or piece in andante time.
Andantino(a.) Rather quicker than andante
Andesine(n.) A kind of triclinic feldspar found in the Andes.
Andesite(n.) An eruptive rock allied to trachyte, consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar, with pyroxene, hornblende, or hypersthene
Andiron(n.) A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side
Androecium(n.) The stamens of a flower taken collectively.
Androgyne(n.) An androgynous plant.
Android(a.) Resembling a man.
Andromeda(n.) A genus of ericaceous flowering plants of northern climates, of which the original species was found growing on a rock surrounded by water
Anear(prep. & adv.) Near.
(v. t. & i.) To near
Anecdotal(a.) Pertaining to, or abounding with, anecdotes
Anecdote(n.) A particular or detached incident or fact of an interesting nature
Anemography(n.) A description of the winds.
Anemometer(n.) An instrument for measuring the force or velocity of the wind
Anemometry(n.) The act or process of ascertaining the force or velocity of the wind.
Anemone(n.) A genus of plants of the Ranunculus or Crowfoot family
Anergy(n.) Lack of energy
Aneroid(a.) Containing no liquid
(n.) An aneroid barometer.
Anew(adv.) Over again
Anfractuosity(n.) A sinuous depression or sulcus like those separating the convolutions of the brain.
Anfractuous(a.) Winding
Angel(n.) A messenger.
Anger(n.) A strong passion or emotion of displeasure or antagonism, excited by a real or supposed injury or insult to one's self or others, or by the intent to do such injury
(v. t.) To excite to anger
Angina(n.) Any inflammatory affection of the throat or faces, as the quinsy, malignant sore throat, croup, etc
Angiography(n.) A description of blood vessels and lymphatics.
Angiology(n.) That part of anatomy which treats of blood vessels and lymphatics.
Angioma(n.) A tumor composed chiefly of dilated blood or lymph vessels.
Angiopathy(n.) Disease of the vessels, esp. the blood vessels.
Angioscope(n.) An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.
Angiosperm(n.) A plant which has its seeds inclosed in a pericarp.
Angle(n.) A fishhook
(v. i.) To fish with an angle (fishhook), or with hook and line.
(v. t.) To try to gain by some insinuating artifice
Anglian(a.) Of or pertaining to the Angles.
(n.) One of the Angles.
Anglican(a.) English
(n.) A member of the Church of England.
Anglicism(n.) An English idiom
Anglicize(v. t.) To make English
Angling(n.) The act of one who angles
Angora(n.) A city of Asia Minor (or Anatolia) which has given its name to a goat, a cat, etc.
Angrily(adv.) In an angry manner
Angry(superl.) Inflamed and painful, as a sore.
Anguish(n.) Extreme pain, either of body or mind
(v. t.) To distress with extreme pain or grief.
Angular(n.) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.
Anhinga(n.) An aquatic bird of the southern United States (Platus anhinga)
Anhydride(n.) An oxide of a nonmetallic body or an organic radical, capable of forming an acid by uniting with the elements of water
Anhydrite(n.) A mineral of a white or a slightly bluish color, usually massive. It is anhydrous sulphate of lime, and differs from gypsum in not containing water (whence the name)
Anhydrous(a.) Destitute of water
Anil(n.) A West Indian plant (Indigofera anil), one of the original sources of indigo
Animadversion(n.) Judicial cognizance of an offense
Animadvert(v. i.) To consider or remark by way of criticism or censure
Animal(a.) Consisting of the flesh of animals
(n.) An organized living being endowed with sensation and the power of voluntary motion, and also characterized by taking its food into an internal cavity or stomach for digestion
Animate(a.) Endowed with life
(v. t.) To give natural life to
Animation(n.) The act of animating, or giving life or spirit
Animator(n.) One who, or that which, animates
Animism(n.) The belief that inanimate objects and the phenomena of nature are endowed with personal life or a living soul
Animosity(v. t.) Mere spiritedness or courage.
Animus(n.) Animating spirit
Anion(n.) An electro-negative element, or the element which, in electro-chemical decompositions, is evolved at the anode
Anise(n.) An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc
Anisomeric(a.) Not isomeric
Anisometric(a.) Not isometric
Anisometropia(n.) Unequal refractive power in the two eyes.
Anisotropic(a.) Not isotropic
Ankerite(n.) A mineral closely related to dolomite, but containing iron.
Ankh(n.) A tau cross with a loop at the top, used as an attribute or sacred emblem, symbolizing generation or enduring life
Ankle(n.) The joint which connects the foot with the leg
Ankylostomiasis(n.) A disease due to the presence of the parasites Agchylostoma duodenale, Uncinaria (subgenus Necator) americana, or allied nematodes, in the small intestine
Anna(n.) An East Indian money of account, the sixteenth of a rupee, or about 2/ cents.
Anneal(v. t.) To heat, as glass, tiles, or earthenware, in order to fix the colors laid on them.
Annex(n.) Something annexed or appended
(v. i.) To join
(v. t.) To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc.
Annihilate(a.) Annihilated.
(v. t.) To destroy or eradicate, as a property or attribute of a thing
Annihilation(n.) The act of reducing to nothing, or nonexistence
Anniversary(a.) Returning with the year, at a stated time
(n.) The annual return of the day on which any notable event took place, or is wont to be celebrated
Annotate(n.) To explain or criticize by notes
(v. i.) To make notes or comments
Annotation(n.) A note, added by way of comment, or explanation
Announce(v. t.) To give public notice, or first notice of
Annoy(n.) A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes
Annual(a.) Lasting or continuing only one year or one growing season
(n.) A Mass for a deceased person or for some special object, said daily for a year or on the anniversary day
Annuitant(n.) One who receives, or its entitled to receive, an annuity.
Annuity(n.) A sum of money, payable yearly, to continue for a given number of years, for life, or forever
Annul(a.) To make void or of no effect
Annunciate(p. p. & a.) Foretold
(v. t.) To announce.
Annunciation(n.) The act of announcing
Annunciator(n.) An indicator (as in a hotel) which designates the room where attendance is wanted.
Anode(n.) The positive pole of an electric battery, or more strictly the electrode by which the current enters the electrolyte on its way to the other pole
Anodyne(a.) Any medicine which allays pain, as an opiate or narcotic
Anoint(p. p.) Anointed.
(v. t.) To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration
Anomalous(a.) Deviating from a general rule, method, or analogy
Anomaly(n.) Any deviation from the essential characteristics of a specific type.
Anon(adv.) At another time
Anorthite(n.) A mineral of the feldspar family, commonly occurring in small glassy crystals, also a constituent of some igneous rocks
Anorthosite(n.) A granular igneous rock composed almost exclusively of a soda-lime feldspar, usually labradorite
Anosmia(n.) Loss of the sense of smell.
Another(pron. & a.) Any or some
Answer(n.) A counter-statement of facts in a course of pleadings
(v. i.) To be opposite, or to act in opposition.
Ant(n.) A hymenopterous insect of the Linnaean genus Formica, which is now made a family of several genera
Anta(n.) A species of pier produced by thickening a wall at its termination, treated architecturally as a pilaster, with capital and base
Ante(n.) Each player's stake, which is put into the pool before (ante) the game begins.
(v. t. & i.) To put up (an ante).
Anthelion(n.) A halo opposite the sun, consisting of a colored ring or rings around the shadow of the spectator's own head, as projected on a cloud or on an opposite fog bank
Anthelmintic(a.) Good against intestinal worms.
(n.) An anthelmintic remedy.
Anthem(n.) A song or hymn of praise.
(v. t.) To celebrate with anthems.
Anther(n.) That part of the stamen containing the pollen, or fertilizing dust, which, when mature, is emitted for the impregnation of the ovary
Anthesis(n.) The period or state of full expansion in a flower.
Anthodium(n.) The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into a involucrate head
Anthology(n.) A collection of flowers
Anthophilous(a.) Lit., fond of flowers
Anthozoan(a.) Pertaining to the Anthozoa.
(n.) One of the Anthozoa.
Anthracene(n.) A solid hydrocarbon, C6H4.C2H2.C6H4, which accompanies naphthalene in the last stages of the distillation of coal tar
Anthracite(n.) A hard, compact variety of mineral coal, of high luster, differing from bituminous coal in containing little or no bitumen, in consequence of which it burns with a nearly non luminous flame
Anthracnose(n.) Any one of several fungus diseases, caused by parasitic species of the series Melanconiales, attacking the bean, grape, melon, cotton, and other plants
Anthracosis(n.) A chronic lung disease, common among coal miners, due to the inhalation of coal dust
Anthraquinone(n.) A hydrocarbon, C6H4.C2O2.C6H4, subliming in shining yellow needles. It is obtained by oxidation of anthracene
Anthrax(n.) A carbuncle.
Anthropocentric(a.) Assuming man as the center or ultimate end
Anthropogenic(a.) Of or pertaining to anthropogeny.
Anthropogeny(n.) The science or study of human generation, or the origin and development of man.
Anthropoid(a.) Resembling man
(n.) An anthropoid ape.
Anthropological(a.) Pertaining to anthropology
Anthropology(n.) That manner of expression by which the inspired writers attribute human parts and passions to God
Anthropometry(n.) Measurement of the height and other dimensions of human beings, especially at different ages, or in different races, occupations, etc
Anthropomorphism(n.) The ascription of human characteristics to things not human.
Anthropomorphize(v. t. & i.) To attribute a human form or personality to.
Anthropomorphous(a.) Having the figure of, or resemblance to, a man
Antibacterial(a.) Inimical to bacteria
Antibody(n.) Any of various bodies or substances in the blood which act in antagonism to harmful foreign bodies, as toxins or the bacteria producing the toxins
Antic(a.)
(n.) A buffoon or merry-andrew
(v. i.) To perform antics.
(v. t.) To make appear like a buffoon.
Antidote(n.) A remedy to counteract the effects of poison, or of anything noxious taken into the stomach
(v. t.) To counteract or prevent the effects of, by giving or taking an antidote.
Antihelix(n.) The curved elevation of the cartilage of the ear, within or in front of the helix.
Antilogarithm(n.) The number corresponding to a logarithm. The word has been sometimes, though rarely, used to denote the complement of a given logarithm
Antimacassar(n.) A cover for the back or arms of a chair or sofa, etc., to prevent them from being soiled by macassar or other oil from the hair
Antimalarial(a.) Good against malaria.
Antimere(n.) One of the two halves of bilaterally symmetrical animals
Antimonial(a.) Of or pertaining to antimony.
(n.) A preparation or medicine containing antimony.
Antimony(n.) An elementary substance, resembling a metal in its appearance and physical properties, but in its chemical relations belonging to the class of nonmetallic substances
Antinomian(a.) Of or pertaining to the Antinomians
(n.) One who maintains that, under the gospel dispensation, the moral law is of no use or obligation, but that faith alone is necessary to salvation
Antinomy(n.) A contradiction or incompatibility of thought or language
Antiparallel(a.) Running in a contrary direction.
Antipathy(n.) Contrariety or opposition in feeling
Antiperiodic(n.) A remedy possessing the property of preventing the return of periodic paroxysms, or exacerbations, of disease, as in intermittent fevers
Antiphon(n.) A musical response
Antiphrasis(n.) The use of words in a sense opposite to their proper meaning
Antipodal(a.) Diametrically opposite.
Antipode(n.) One of the antipodes
Antipope(n.) One who is elected, or claims to be, pope in opposition to the pope canonically chosen
Antipyretic(a.) Efficacious in preventing or allaying fever.
(n.) A febrifuge.
Antiquarian(a.) Pertaining to antiquaries, or to antiquity
(n.) A drawing paper of large size.
Antiquary(a.) Pertaining to antiquity.
(n.) One devoted to the study of ancient times through their relics, as inscriptions, monuments, remains of ancient habitations, statues, coins, manuscripts, etc
Antiquate(v. t.) To make old, or obsolete
Antique(a.) In general, anything very old
Antiquity(n.) Ancient times
Antisepsis(n.) Prevention of sepsis by excluding or destroying microorganisms.
Antiseptic(n.) A substance which prevents or retards putrefaction, or destroys, or protects from, putrefactive organisms
Antislavery(a.) Opposed to slavery.
(n.) Opposition to slavery.
Antisocial(a.) Tending to interrupt or destroy social intercourse
Antispasmodic(a.) Good against spasms.
(n.) A medicine which prevents or allays spasms or convulsions.
Antistrophe(n.) In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left
Antithesis(n.) An opposition or contrast of words or sentiments occurring in the same sentence
Antithetical(a.) Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments
Antitragus(n.) A prominence on the lower posterior portion of the concha of the external ear, opposite the tragus
Antitype(n.) That of which the type is the pattern or representation
Antivenin(n.) The serum of blood rendered antitoxic to a venom by repeated injections of small doses of the venom
Antler(n.) The entire horn, or any branch of the horn, of a cervine animal, as of a stag.
Antlia(n.) The spiral tubular proboscis of lepidopterous insects.
Antonomasia(n.) The use of some epithet or the name of some office, dignity, or the like, instead of the proper name of the person
Antonym(n.) A word of opposite meaning
Antre(n.) A cavern.
Antrum(n.) A cavern or cavity, esp. an anatomical cavity or sinus
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