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Anubis(n.) An Egyptian deity, the conductor of departed spirits, represented by a human figure with the head of a dog or fox
Anurous(a.) Destitute of a tail, as the frogs and toads.
Anus(n.) The posterior opening of the alimentary canal, through which the excrements are expelled.
Anvil(n.) An iron block, usually with a steel face, upon which metals are hammered and shaped.
(v. t.) To form or shape on an anvil
Anxiety(n.) A state of restlessness and agitation, often with general indisposition and a distressing sense of oppression at the epigastrium
Anxious(a.) Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety
Any(a. & pron.) One indifferently, out of an indefinite number
(adv.) To any extent
Anybody(n.) Any one out of an indefinite number of persons
Anyhow(adv.) In any way or manner whatever
Anyone(n.) One taken at random rather than by selection
Anything(adv.) In any measure
(n.) Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever
Anyways(adv.) Anywise
Anywhere(adv.) In any place.
Anywise(adv.) In any wise or way
Aorist(n.) A tense in the Greek language, which expresses an action as completed in past time, but leaves it, in other respects, wholly indeterminate
Aorta(n.) The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs
Aoudad(n.) An African sheeplike quadruped (the Ammotragus tragelaphus) having a long mane on the breast and fore legs
Apace(adv.) With a quick pace
Aparejo(n.) A kind of pack saddle used in the American military service and among the Spanish Americans
Apart(adv.) Aside
Apathy(n.) Want of feeling
Apatite(n.) Native phosphate of lime, occurring usually in six-sided prisms, color often pale green, transparent or translucent
Ape(n.) A dupe.
(v. t.) To mimic, as an ape imitates human actions
Apeak(adv. & a.) In a vertical line. The anchor in apeak, when the cable has been sufficiently hove in to bring the ship over it, and the ship is them said to be hove apeak
Aperient(a.) Gently opening the bowels
(n.) An aperient medicine or food.
Aperture(n.) An opening
Apex(n.) The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface.
Aphakia(n.) An anomalous state of refraction caused by the absence of the crystalline lens, as after operations for cataract
Aphanite(n.) A very compact, dark-colored /ock, consisting of hornblende, or pyroxene, and feldspar, but neither of them in perceptible grains
Aphelion(n.) That point of a planet's or comet's orbit which is most distant from the sun, the opposite point being the perihelion
Apheresis(n.) An operation by which any part is separated from the rest.
Aphesis(n.) The loss of a short unaccented vowel at the beginning of a word
Aphid(n.) One of the genus Aphis
Aphorism(n.) A comprehensive maxim or principle expressed in a few words
Aphorize(v. i.) To make aphorisms.
Aphotic(a.) Without light.
Aphrodisiac(n.) That which (as a drug, or some kinds of food) excites to venery.
Aphrodite(n.) A beautiful butterfly (Argunnis Aphrodite) of the United States.
Apian(a.) Belonging to bees.
Apiarian(a.) Of or relating to bees.
Apiarist(n.) One who keeps an apiary.
Apiary(n.) A place where bees are kept
Apical(a.) At or belonging to an apex, tip, or summit.
Apiculture(n.) Rearing of bees for their honey and wax.
Apiece(adv.) Each by itself
Apish(a.) Having the qualities of an ape
Aplacental(a.) Belonging to the Aplacentata
Aplanatic(a.) Having two or more parts of different curvatures, so combined as to remove spherical aberration
Aplasia(n.) Incomplete or faulty development.
Aplastic(a.) Not plastic or easily molded.
Aplomb(n.) Assurance of manner or of action
Apnoea(n.) Partial privation or suspension of breath
Apocalypse(n.) Anything viewed as a revelation
Apocalyptist(n.) The writer of the Apocalypse.
Apocarpous(a.) Either entirely or partially separate, as the carpels of a compound pistil
Apochromatic(a.) Free from chromatic and spherical aberration
Apocope(n.) A cutting off
Apocrypha(n. pl.) Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority
Apodal(n.) Destitute of the ventral fin, as the eels.
Apodosis(n.) The consequent clause or conclusion in a conditional sentence, expressing the result, and thus distinguished from the protasis or clause which expresses a condition
Apodous(a.) Apodal
Apogamy(n.) The formation of a bud in place of a fertilized ovule or oospore.
Apollo(n.) A deity among the Greeks and Romans. He was the god of light and day (the "sun god"), of archery, prophecy, medicine, poetry, and music, etc
Apologetics(n.) That branch of theology which defends the Holy Scriptures, and sets forth the evidence of their divine authority
Apologist(n.) One who makes an apology
Apologize(v. i.) To make an apology or defense.
(v. t.) To defend.
Apologue(n.) A story or relation of fictitious events, intended to convey some moral truth
Apology(n.) An acknowledgment intended as an atonement for some improper or injurious remark or act
(v. i.) To offer an apology.
Aponeurosis(n.) Any one of the thicker and denser of the deep fasciae which cover, invest, and the terminations and attachments of, many muscles
Apophasis(n.) A figure by which a speaker formally declines to take notice of a favorable point, but in such a manner as to produce the effect desired
Apophthegm(n.) A short, pithy, and instructive saying
Apophyge(n.) The small hollow curvature given to the top or bottom of the shaft of a column where it expands to meet the edge of the fillet
Apophyllite(n.) A mineral relating to the zeolites, usually occurring in square prisms or octahedrons with pearly luster on the cleavage surface
Apophysis(n.) A marked prominence or process on any part of a bone.
Apoplectic(n.) One liable to, or affected with, apoplexy.
Apoplexy(n.) Sudden diminution or loss of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary motion, usually caused by pressure on the brain
Aporia(n.) A figure in which the speaker professes to be at a loss what course to pursue, where to begin to end, what to say, etc
Aport(adv.) On or towards the port or left side
Aposematic(a.) Having or designating conspicuous or warning colors or structures indicative of special means of defense against enemies, as in the skunk
Aposiopesis(n.) A figure of speech in which the speaker breaks off suddenly, as if unwilling or unable to state what was in his mind
Apostasy(n.) An abandonment of what one has voluntarily professed
Apostate(a.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, apostasy
(n.) One who, after having received sacred orders, renounces his clerical profession.
(v. i.) To apostatize.
Apostatize(v. i.) To renounce totally a religious belief once professed
Apostle(n.) A brief letter dimissory sent by a court appealed from to the superior court, stating the case, etc
Apostolate(n.) The dignity, office, or mission, of an apostle
Apostolic(n.) A member of one of certain ascetic sects which at various times professed to imitate the practice of the apostles
Apostrophe(n.) A figure of speech by which the orator or writer suddenly breaks off from the previous method of his discourse, and addresses, in the second person, some person or thing, absent or present
Apostrophize(p. pr. & vb. n.) To address by apostrophe.
(v. i.) To use the rhetorical figure called apostrophe.
Apothecary(n.) One who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes.
Apothecium(n.) The ascigerous fructification of lichens, forming masses of various shapes.
Apotheosis(n. pl.) Glorification
Apotheosize(v. t.) To exalt to the dignity of a deity
Appalachian(a.) Of or pertaining to a chain of mountains in the United States, commonly called the Allegheny mountains
Appall(a.) To depress or discourage with fear
(n.) Terror
(v. i.) To grow faint
Appanage(n.) A dependency
Apparatus(n.) A collection of organs all of which unite in a common function
Apparel(n.) A small ornamental piece of embroidery worn on albs and some other ecclesiastical vestments
(v. t.) To dress or clothe
Apparent(a.) Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real)
(n.) An heir apparent.
Apparition(n.) An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance
Appeal(v. t.) A call upon a person or an authority for proof or decision, in one's favor
Appear(n.) Appearance.
(v. i.) To become visible to the apprehension of the mind
Appease(v. t.) To make quiet
Appel(n.) A tap or stamp of the foot as a warning of intent to attack
Append(v. t.) To add, as an accessory to the principal thing
Apperceive(v. t.) To perceive
Apperception(n.) The mind's perception of itself as the subject or actor in its own states
Appertain(v. i.) To belong or pertain, whether by right, nature, appointment, or custom
Appetence(n.) A longing
Appetite(n.) Any strong desire
Appetizer(n.) Something which creates or whets an appetite.
Appetizing(a.) Exciting appetite
(adv.) So as to excite appetite.
Applaud(v. i.) To express approbation loudly or significantly.
(v. t.) To praise by words
Applause(n.) The act of applauding
Apple(n.) Any fruit or other vegetable production resembling, or supposed to resemble, the apple
(v. i.) To grow like an apple
Appliance(n.) The act of applying
Applicable(a.) Capable of being applied
Applicant(n.) One who apples for something
Application(n.) A request
Applicative(a.) Capable of being applied or used
Applicatory(a.) Having the property of applying
(n.) That which applies.
Apply(v. i.) To apply or address one's self
(v. t.) To betake
Appoggiatura(n.) A passing tone preceding an essential tone, and borrowing the time it occupies from that
Appoint(v. i.) To ordain
(v. t.) To assign, designate, or set apart by authority.
Apportion(v. t.) To divide and assign in just proportion
Appose(v. t.) To place in juxtaposition or proximity.
Apposite(a.) Very applicable
Apposition(n.) The act of adding
Appositive(a.) Of or relating to apposition
(n.) A noun in apposition.
Appraisal(n.) A valuation by an authorized person
Appraise(v. t.) To estimate
Appreciable(a.) Capable of being appreciated or estimated
Appreciate(v. i.) To rise in value.
(v. t.) To be sensible of
Appreciation(n.) Accurate perception
Appreciative(a.) Having or showing a just or ready appreciation or perception
Apprehend(v. i.) To be apprehensive
(v. t.) Hence: To take or seize (a person) by legal process
Apprehensible(a.) Capable of being apprehended or conceived.
Apprehension(n.) Anticipation, mostly of things unfavorable
Apprehensive(a.) Anticipative of something unfavorable' fearful of what may be coming
Apprentice(n.) A barrister, considered a learner of law till of sixteen years' standing, when he might be called to the rank of serjeant
(v. t.) To bind to, or put under the care of, a master, for the purpose of instruction in a trade or business
Apprise(n.) Notice
(v. t.) To give notice, verbal or written
Apprize(v. t.) To appraise
Approach(n.) A stroke whose object is to land the ball on the putting green. It is made with an iron club
(v. i.) A access, or opportunity of drawing near.
(v. t.) To bring near
Approbation(n.) Probation or novitiate.
Appropriable(a.) Capable of being appropriated, set apart, sequestered, or assigned exclusively to a particular use
Appropriate(a.) Set apart for a particular use or person. Hence: Belonging peculiarly
(n.) A property
(v. t.) To annex, as a benefice, to a spiritual corporation, as its property.
Appropriation(n.) Anything, especially money, thus set apart.
Approval(n.) Approbation
Approve(v. t.) To make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance.
Approximate(a.) Approaching
(v. i.) To draw
(v. t.) To carry or advance near
Approximation(n.) A continual approach or coming nearer to a result
Appulse(n.) A driving or running towards
Appurtenance(n.) That which belongs to something else
Apricot(n.) A fruit allied to the plum, of an orange color, oval shape, and delicious taste
Apron(n.) A flooring of plank before a dam to cause the water to make a gradual descent.
Apse(n.) A projecting part of a building, esp. of a church, having in the plan a polygonal or semicircular termination, and, most often, projecting from the east end
Apsis(n.) In a curve referred to polar coordinates, any point for which the radius vector is a maximum or minimum
Apt(a.) Fit or fitted
(v. t.) To fit
Apteral(a.) Apterous.
Apterous(a.) Destitute of winglike membranous expansions, as a stem or petiole
Apteryx(n.) A genus of New Zealand birds about the size of a hen, with only short rudiments of wings, armed with a claw and without a tail
Aptitude(n.) A general fitness or suitableness
Apus(n.) A genus of fresh-water phyllopod crustaceans.
Aqua(n.) Water
Aqueduct(n.) A canal or passage
Aqueous(a.) Made from, or by means of, water.
Aquila(n.) A genus of eagles.
Aquiline(a.) Belonging to or like an eagle.
Ar(conj.) Ere
Ara(n.) A name of the great blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna), native of South America.
Arab(n.) One of a swarthy race occupying Arabia, and numerous in Syria, Northern Africa, etc.
Arachnid(n.) An arachnidan.
Arachnoid(a.) Covered with, or composed of, soft, loose hairs or fibers, so as to resemble a cobweb
(n.) One of the Arachnoidea.
Arachnology(n.) The department of zoology which treats of spiders and other Arachnida.
Aragonite(n.) A mineral identical in composition with calcite or carbonate of lime, but differing from it in its crystalline form and some of its physical characters
Aramaic(a.) Pertaining to Aram, or to the territory, inhabitants, language, or literature of Syria and Mesopotamia
(n.) The Aramaic language.
Araucaria(n.) A genus of tall conifers of the pine family. The species are confined mostly to South America and Australia
Arbiter(n.) Any person who has the power of judging and determining, or ordaining, without control
(v. t.) To act as arbiter between.
Arbitrable(v. t.) Capable of being decided by arbitration
Arbitrage(n.) A traffic in bills of exchange (see Arbitration of Exchange)
Arbitral(a.) Of or relating to an arbiter or an arbitration.
Arbitrary(a.) Depending on will or discretion
Arbitrate(v. i.) To act as arbitrator or judge
(v. t.) To decide, or determine generally.
Arbitration(n.) The hearing and determination of a cause between parties in controversy, by a person or persons chosen by the parties
Arbitrator(n.) A person, or one of two or more persons, chosen by parties who have a controversy, to determine their differences
Arbor(n.) A kind of latticework formed of, or covered with, vines, branches of trees, or other plants, for shade
Arc(n.) A curvature in the shape of a circular arc or an arch
(v. i.) To form a voltaic arc, as an electrical current in a broken or disconnected circuit.
Arcade(n.) A long, arched building or gallery.
Arcadia(n.) A mountainous and picturesque district of Greece, in the heart of the Peloponnesus, whose people were distinguished for contentment and rural happiness
Arcane(a.) Hidden
Arcanum(n.) A secret
Arch(a.) Chief
(n.) A chief.
(v. i.) To form into an arch
(v. t.) To cover with an arch or arches.
Arctic(a.) Pertaining to, or situated under, the northern constellation called the Bear
(n.) A warm waterproof overshoe.
Arcturus(n.) A fixed star of the first magnitude in the constellation Bootes.
Ardent(a.) Having the appearance or quality of fire
Ardor(n.) Bright and effulgent spirits
Arduous(a.) Attended with great labor, like the ascending of acclivities
Are(n.) The unit of superficial measure, being a square of which each side is ten meters in length
Area(n.) An extent of surface
Areca(n.) A genus of palms, one species of which produces the areca nut, or betel nut, which is chewed in India with the leaf of the Piper Betle and lime
Arena(n.) "Sand" or "gravel" in the kidneys.
Areola(n.) An interstice or small space, as between the cracks of the surface in certain crustaceous lichens
Argal(adv.) A ludicrous corruption of the Latin word ergo, therefore.
Argent(a.) Made of silver
(n.) Silver, or money.
Argil(n.) Clay, or potter's earth
Argive(a.) Of or performance to Argos, the capital of Argolis in Greece.
(n.) A native of Argos. Often used as a generic term, equivalent to Grecian or Greek.
Argo(n.) A large constellation in the southern hemisphere, called also Argo Navis. In modern astronomy it is replaced by its three divisions, Carina, Puppis, and Vela
Arguable(a.) Capable of being argued
Argue(v. i.) To contend in argument
(v. t.) To blame
Argufy(v. t. & i.) To argue pertinaciously.
Argument(n.) A process of reasoning, or a controversy made up of rational proofs
(v. i.) To make an argument
Argus(n.) A fabulous being of antiquity, said to have had a hundred eyes, who has placed by Juno to guard Io
Aria(n.) An air or song
Arid(a.) Exhausted of moisture
Ariel(n.) In the Cabala, a water spirit
Aries(n.) A battering-ram.
Aright(adv.) Rightly
Arioso(adv. & a.) In the smooth and melodious style of an air
Arise(n.) Rising.
(v. i.) To come up from a lower to a higher position
Arista(n.) An awn.
Aristocracy(n.) A form a government, in which the supreme power is vested in the principal persons of a state, or in a privileged order
Aristocrat(n.) One of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community
Aristotelian(a.) Of or pertaining to Aristotle, the famous Greek philosopher (384-322 b. c.).
(n.) A follower of Aristotle
Arithmetic(n.) A book containing the principles of this science.
Ark(n.) A chest, or coffer.
Arkose(n.) A sandstone derived from the disintegration of granite or gneiss, and characterized by feldspar fragments
Arm(n.) A branch of a tree.
(v. i.) To provide one's self with arms, weapons, or means of attack or resistance
Armada(v. t.) A fleet of armed ships
Armadillo(n.) A genus of small isopod Crustacea that can roll themselves into a ball.
Armament(n.) A body of forces equipped for war
Armature(n.) A piece of soft iron used to connect the two poles of a magnet, or electro-magnet, in order to complete the circuit, or to receive and apply the magnetic force
Armchair(n.) A chair with arms to support the elbows or forearms.
Armed(a.) Furnished with weapons of offense or defense
Armenian(a.) Of or pertaining to Armenia.
(n.) An adherent of the Armenian Church, an organization similar in some doctrines and practices to the Greek Church, in others to the Roman Catholic
Armful(n.) As much as the arm can hold.
Armhole(n.) A hole for the arm in a garment.
Armiger(n.) Formerly, an armor bearer, as of a knight, an esquire who bore his shield and rendered other services
Arminian(a.) Of or pertaining to Arminius of his followers, or to their doctrines.
(n.) One who holds the tenets of Arminius, a Dutch divine (b. 1560, d. 1609).
Armistice(n.) A cessation of arms for a short time, by convention
Armlet(n.) An arm ring
Armor(n.) Defensive arms for the body
Armpit(n.) The hollow beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
Army(n.) A body of persons organized for the advancement of a cause
Arnica(n.) A genus of plants
Aroid(n.) Any plant of the Arum family (Araceae).
Aromatic(n.) A plant, drug, or medicine, characterized by a fragrant smell, and usually by a warm, pungent taste, as ginger, cinnamon, spices
Aromatize(v. t.) To impregnate with aroma
Arose(imp.) of Arise
Around(adv.) In a circle
(prep.) From one part to another of
Arousal(n.) The act of arousing, or the state of being aroused.
Arouse(v. t.) To excite to action from a state of rest
Arpeggio(n.) The production of the tones of a chord in rapid succession, as in playing the harp, and not simultaneously
Arraign(n.) Arraignment
(v. t.) To appeal to
Arrange(v. t.) To adjust or settle
Arrant(a.) Notoriously or preeminently bad
Arras(n.) Tapestry
(v. t.) To furnish with an arras.
Array(n.) An imposing series of things.
Arrearage(n.) That which remains unpaid and overdue, after payment of a part
Arrest(v. i.) To tarry
(v. t.) Any seizure by power, physical or moral.
Arris(n.) The sharp edge or salient angle formed by two surfaces meeting each other, whether plane or curved
Arrival(n.) An approach.
Arrive(n.) Arrival.
(v. i.) To come
(v. t.) To bring to shore.
Arrogance(n.) The act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing manner
Arrogant(a.) Containing arrogance
Arrogate(v. t.) To assume, or claim as one's own, unduly, proudly, or presumptuously
Arrondissement(n.) A subdivision of a department.
Arrow(n.) A missile weapon of offense, slender, pointed, and usually feathered and barbed, to be shot from a bow
Arroyo(n.) A water course
Arsenal(n.) A public establishment for the storage, or for the manufacture and storage, of arms and all military equipments, whether for land or naval service
Arsenate(n.) A salt of arsenic acid.
Arsenic(a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, arsenic
(n.) Arsenious oxide or arsenious anhydride
Arsenide(n.) A compound of arsenic with a metal, or positive element or radical
Arsenious(a.) Pertaining to, consisting of, or containing, arsenic
Arsenopyrite(n.) A mineral of a tin-white color and metallic luster, containing arsenic, sulphur, and iron
Arsine(n.) A compound of arsenic and hydrogen, AsH3, a colorless and exceedingly poisonous gas, having an odor like garlic
Arsis(n.) That elevation of voice now called metrical accentuation, or the rhythmic accent.
Arson(n.) The malicious burning of a dwelling house or outhouse of another man, which by the common law is felony
Art(n.) A system of rules serving to facilitate the performance of certain actions
Artemisia(n.) A genus of plants including the plants called mugwort, southernwood, and wormwood. Of these A
Arterial(a.) Of or pertaining to a main channel (resembling an artery), as a river, canal, or railroad
Arteriography(n.) A systematic description of the arteries.
Arteriole(n.) A small artery.
Arteriosclerosis(n.) Abnormal thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries, esp. of the intima, occurring mostly in old age
Arteritis(n.) Inflammation of an artery or arteries.
Artery(n.) Hence: Any continuous or ramified channel of communication
Artful(a.) Artificial
Arthritis(n.) Any inflammation of the joints, particularly the gout.
Arthrography(n.) The description of joints.
Arthropathy(n.) Any disease of the joints.
Arthropod(n.) One of the Arthropoda.
Arthrosis(n.) Articulation.
Article(n.) A distinct part.
(v. i.) To agree by articles
Articulate(a.) Distinctly uttered
(n.) An animal of the subkingdom Articulata.
(v. i.) To join or be connected by articulation.
(v. t.) To draw up or write in separate articles
Articulation(n.) A joint or juncture between bones in the skeleton.
Articulator(n.) One who, or that which, articulates
Artifact(n.) A product of human workmanship
Artifice(n.) A handicraft
Artificial(a.) Artful
Artillery(n.) Cannon
Artisan(n.) One trained to manual dexterity in some mechanic art or trade
Artist(n.) An artful person
Artless(a.) Contrived without skill or art
Arum(n.) A genus of plants found in central Europe and about the Mediterranean, having flowers on a spadix inclosed in a spathe
Aruspex(n.) One of the class of diviners among the Etruscans and Romans, who foretold events by the inspection of the entrails of victims offered on the altars of the gods
Aryan(a.) Of or pertaining to the people called Aryans
(n.) One of a primitive people supposed to have lived in prehistoric times, in Central Asia, east of the Caspian Sea, and north of the Hindoo Koosh and Paropamisan Mountains, and to have been the stock from which sprang the Hindoo, Persian, Greek, Latin, Celtic, Teutonic, Slavonic, and other races
Arytenoid(a.) Ladle-shaped
As(adv. & conj.) As if
(n.) An ace.
Asa(n.) An ancient name of a gum.
Asbestos(n.) A variety of amphibole or of pyroxene, occurring in long and delicate fibers, or in fibrous masses or seams, usually of a white, gray, or green-gray color
Ascariasis(n.) A disease, usually accompanied by colicky pains and diarrhea, caused by the presence of ascarids in the gastrointestinal canal
Ascarid(n.) A parasitic nematoid worm, espec. the roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides, often occurring in the human intestine, and allied species found in domestic animals
Ascend(v. i.) To move upward
(v. t.) To go or move upward upon or along
Ascension(n.) An ascending or arising, as in distillation
Ascertain(v. t.) To find out or learn for a certainty, by trial, examination, or experiment
Ascetic(a.) Extremely rigid in self-denial and devotions
(n.) In the early church, one who devoted himself to a solitary and contemplative life, characterized by devotion, extreme self-denial, and self-mortification
Ascidian(n.) One of the Ascidioidea, or in a more general sense, one of the Tunicata. Also as an adj.
Ascidium(n.) A genus of simple ascidians, which formerly included most of the known species. It is sometimes used as a name for the Ascidioidea, or for all the Tunicata
Ascites(n.) A collection of serous fluid in the cavity of the abdomen
Ascocarp(n.) In ascomycetous fungi, the spherical, discoid, or cup-shaped body within which the asci are collected, and which constitutes the mature fructification
Ascospore(n.) One of the spores contained in the asci of lichens and fungi.
Ascribe(v. t.) To attribute, as a quality, or an appurtenance
Ascription(n.) The act of ascribing, imputing, or affirming to belong
Ascus(n.) A small membranous bladder or tube in which are inclosed the seedlike reproductive particles or sporules of lichens and certain fungi
Asepsis(n.) State of being aseptic
Aseptic(a.) Not liable to putrefaction
(n.) An aseptic substance.
Asexual(a.) Having no distinct sex
Ash(n.) A genus of trees of the Olive family, having opposite pinnate leaves, many of the species furnishing valuable timber, as the European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) and the white ash (F
(v. t.) To strew or sprinkle with ashes.
Ashamed(a.) Affected by shame
Ashen(a.) Consisting of, or resembling, ashes
(n.) obs. pl. for Ashes.
Ashore(adv.) On shore or on land
Ashtoreth(n.) The principal female divinity of the Phoenicians, as Baal was the principal male divinity
Ashy(a.) Ash-colored
Asian(a.) Of or pertaining to Asia
(n.) An Asiatic.
Asiatic(a.) Of or pertaining to Asia or to its inhabitants.
(n.) A native, or one of the people, of Asia.
Aside(adv.) On, or to, one side
(n.) Something spoken aside
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