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1 @1 2-D \'tu_:-de_-\ n : two-dimensional form
2
3 @1 3-D \'thre_--de_-\ n : three-dimensional form
4
5 @1 a \'a_-\ n, often cap : the 1st letter of the English alphabet
6
7 2 a \*, (')a_-\ indefinite article : ONE, SOME -- used to indicate an
8 unspecified or unidentified individual <there's a man outside>
9 @aard.vark \'a_:rd-.va_:rk\ n : a large burrowing ant-eating African
10 mammal
11 @aback \*-'bak\ adv : by surprise <taken aback>
12 @ab.a.cus \'ab-*-k*s\ n, pl -ci \-.si_-, -.ke_-\ or -cus.es : an
13 instrument for performing calculations by sliding counters along
14 rods or grooves
15 @1 abaft \*-'baft\ adv : toward or at the stern : AFT
16
17 2 abaft prep : to the rear of
18 @ab.a.lo.ne \.ab-*-'lo_--ne_-\ n : a large edible sea mollusk with an
19 ear-shaped shell
20 @1 aban.don \*-'ban-d*n\ vb : to give up : FORSAKE, DESERT
21 -- aban.don.ment n
22
23 2 abandon n
24 1: a thorough yielding to natural impulses
25 2: ENTHUSIASM, EXUBERANCE
26 @aban.doned adj
27 1: FORSAKEN
28 2: morally unrestrained
29 SYN: profligate, dissolute
30 @abase \*-'ba_-s\ vb : HUMBLE, DEGRADE
31 -- abase.ment n
32 @abash \*-'bash\ vb : to destroy the composure of : EMBARRASS
33 -- abash.ment n
34 @abate \*-'ba_-t\ vb
35 1: to put an end to <abate a nuisance>
36 2: to decrease in amount, number, or degree
37 @abate.ment n
38 1: DECREASE
39 2: an amount abated; esp : a deduction from the full amount of a
40 tax
41 @ab.a.tis \'ab-*-.te_-, 'ab-*t-*s\ n, pl -tis \-.te_-z\ or -tis.es
42 \-*s-*z\ : a defensive barrier of felled trees with sharpened
43 branches turned outward
44 @ab.at.toir \'ab-*-.twa_:r\ n : SLAUGHTERHOUSE
45 @ab.ba.cy \'ab-*-se_-\ n : the office or term of office of an abbot
46 or abbess
47 @ab.be \a-'ba_-, 'ab-.a_-\ n : a member of the French secular clergy
48 - used as a title
49 @ab.bess \'ab-*s\ n : the superior of an abbey for women
50 @ab.bey \'ab-e_-\ n
51 1: MONASTERY, CONVENT
52 2: an abbey church
53 @ab.bot \'ab-*t\ n : the superior of an abbey for men
54 @ab.bre.vi.ate \*-'bre_--ve_--.a_-t\ vb : SHORTEN, CURTAIL; esp : to
55 reduce to an abbreviation
56 @ab.bre.vi.a.tion \*-.bre_--ve_--'a_--sh*n\ n
57 1: the act or result of abbreviating
58 2: a shortened form of a word or phrase used for brevity esp. in
59 writing
60 @ab.di.cate \'ab-di-.ka_-t\ vb : to give up (as a throne) formally
61 -- ab.di.ca.tion \.ab-di-'ka_--sh*n\ n
62 @ab.do.men \'ab-d*-m*n, ab-'do_--m*n\ n : the cavity in or area of
63 the body between the chest and the pelvis
64 -- ab.dom.i.nal \ab-'da_:m-*n- *l\ adj
65 @ab.duct \ab-'d*kt\ vb : to take away (a person) by force : KIDNAP
66 -- ab.duc.tion \-'d*k-sh*n\ n
67 -- ab.duc.tor \-'d*k-t*r\ n
68 @abeam \*-'be_-m\ adv : on a line at right angles to a ship's keel
69 @abe.ce.dar.i.an \.a_--be_--se_--'der-e_--*n\ n : one learning the
70 rudiments of something (as the alphabet)
71 @abed \*-'bed\ adv (or adj) : in bed
72 @ab.er.ra.tion \.ab-*-'ra_--sh*n\ n
73 1: deviation from normal or usual : DERANGEMENT
74 2: failure of a mirror or lens to produce exact point-to-point
75 correspondence between an object and its image
76 -- ab.er.rant \a-'ber-*nt\ adj
77 @abet \*-'bet\ vb abet.ted; abet.ting
78 1: INCITE, ENCOURAGE
79 2: ASSIST
80 -- abet.tor or abet.ter n
81 @abey.ance \*-'ba_--*ns\ n : a condition of suspended activity
82 @ab.hor \ab-'ho_.r, *b-\ vb -horred; -hor.ring : LOATHE, DETEST
83 -- ab.hor.rence \-'ho_.r-*ns\ n
84 @ab.hor.rent \-'ho_.r-*nt\ adj : LOATHSOME, DETESTABLE
85 @abide \*-'bi_-d\ vb abode \-'bo_-d\ or abid.ed; abid.ing
86 1: DWELL, REMAIN, LAST
87 2: BEAR, ENDURE, TOLERATE
88 @abil.i.ty \*-'bil-*t-e_-\ n : the quality of being able : POWER,
89 SKILL
90 @ab.ject \'ab-.jekt, ab-'jekt\ adj : low in spirit or hope : CRINGING
91 -- ab.jec.tion \ab-'jek-sh*n\ n
92 -- ab.ject.ly \'ab-jekt-le_-, ab-'jekt-\ adv
93 -- ab.ject.ness n
94 @ab.jure \ab-'ju_.r\ vb
95 1: to renounce solemnly : RECANT
96 2: to abstain from
97 -- ab.ju.ra.tion \.ab-j*-'ra_--sh*n\ n
98 @ab.late \a-'bla_-t\ vb : to remove or become removed by cutting,
99 erosion, melting, or vaporization
100 -- ab.la.tion \-'bla_--sh*n\ n
101 @ab.la.tive \'ab-l*t-*v\ adj : of, relating to, or constituting a
102 grammatical case (as in Latin) expressing typically the relating of
103 separation and source
104 -- ablative n
105 @ablaze \*-'bla_-z\ adj : being on fire : BLAZING
106 @able \'a_--b*l\ adj
107 1: having sufficient power, skill, or resources to accomplish an
108 object
109 2: marked by skill or efficiency
110 -- ably \-ble_-\ adv
111 @-able also -ible \*-b*l\ adj suffix
112 1: capable of, fit for, or worthy of (being so acted upon or
113 toward) <breakable> <collectible>
114 2: tending, given, or liable to <knowledgeable> <perishable>
115 -- -ably also -ibly \*-ble_-\ adv suffix
116 @able-bod.ied \.a_--b*l-'ba_:d-e_-d\ adj : having a sound strong body
117 @abloom \*-'blu_:m\ adj : BLOOMING
118 @ab.lu.tion \a-'blu_:-sh*n\ n : a washing or cleansing of the body
119 @ab.ne.gate \'ab-ni-.ga_-t\ vb
120 1: SURRENDER, RELINQUISH
121 2: DENY, RENOUNCE
122 -- ab.ne.ga.tion \.ab-ni-'ga_--sh*n\ n
123 @ab.nor.mal \ab-'no_.r-m*l\ adj : deviating from the normal or
124 average
125 -- ab.nor.mal.i.ty \.ab-no_.r-'mal-*t-e_-\ n
126 -- ab.nor.mal.ly \ab-'no_.r-m*-le_-\ adv
127 @1 aboard \*-'bo_-rd\ adv
128 1: on, onto, or within a conveyance (as a ship)
129 2: ALONGSIDE
130
131 2 aboard prep : ON, ONTO, WITHIN
132 @abode \*-'bo_-d\ n
133 1: STAY, RESIDENCE
134 2: the place where one abides : HOME
135 @abol.ish \*-'ba_-l-ish\ vb : to do away with : ANNUL
136 -- ab.o.li.tion \.ab-*-'lish-*n\ n
137 @ab.o.li.tion.ist \.ab-*-'lish-(*-)n*st\ n : one in favor of the
138 abolition of slavery
139 @A-Bomb \'a_--.ba_:m\ n : ATOM BOMB
140 -- a-bomb vb
141 @abom.i.na.ble \*-'ba_:m-(*-)n*-b*l\ adj : ODIOUS, LOATHSOME,
142 DETESTABLE
143 @abom.i.nate \*-'ba_:m-*-.na_-t\ vb : LOATHE, DETEST, ABHOR
144 @abom.i.na.tion \-.ba_:m-*-'na_--sh*n\ n
145 1: something abominable
146 2: DISGUST, LOATHING
147 @ab.orig.i.nal \.ab-*-'rij-(*-)n*l\ adj : ORIGINAL, INDIGENOUS,
148 PRIMITIVE
149 @ab.orig.i.ne \.ab-*-'rij-*-ne_-\ n : a member of the original race
150 of inhabitants of a region : NATIVE
151 @aborn.ing \*-'bo_.r-nin_e\ adv : while being born or produced
152 @abor.tion \*-'bo_.r-sh*n\ n : a premature birth occurring before the
153 fetus can survive; also : an induced expulsion of a fetus
154 -- abort \-'bo_.rt\ vb
155 -- abor.tive \-'bo_.rt-iv\ adj
156 @abor.tion.ist n : a producer of illegal abortions
157 @abound \*-'bau_.nd\ vb
158 1: to be plentiful : TEEM
159 2: to be fully supplied
160 @1 about \*-'bau_.t\ adv
161 1: on all sides
162 2: AROUND
163 3: NEARBY
164
165 2 about prep
166 1: on every side of
167 2: near to
168 3: on the verge of beginning : GOING <he was just about to go>
169 4: CONCERNING
170 @about-face \-'fa_-s\ n : a reversal of direction or attitude
171 -- about-face vb
172 @1 above \*-'b*v\ adv
173 1: in the sky; also : in or to heaven
174 2: in or to a higher place; also : higher on the same page or on a
175 preceding page
176
177 2 above prep
178 1: in or to a higher place than : OVER <storm clouds above the bay>
179 2: superior to <he thought her far above him>
180 3: more than : EXCEEDING <men above 35>
181 @above.board \-.bo_-rd\ adv (or adj) : without concealment or
182 deception : OPENLY
183 @ab.ra.ca.dab.ra \.ab-r*-k*-'dab-r*\ n
184 1: a magical charm incantation against calamity
185 2: JARGON
186 @abrade \*-'bra_-d\ vb : to wear away by rubbing
187 -- abra.sion \-'bra_--zh*n\ n
188 @abra.sive \*-'bra_--siv\ n : a substance (as emery, pumice, or fine
189 sand) for grinding, smoothing, or polishing
190 @abreast \*-'brest\ adv (or adj)
191 1: side by side
192 2: up to a standard or level esp of knowledge, aware
193 @abridge \*-'brij\ vb [MF abregier, fr. LL abbreviare, fr. L ad to +
194 brevis brief] : to lessen in length or extent : SHORTEN
195 -- abridgm.ent or abridge.ment n
196 @abroad \*-'bro_.d\ adv (or adj)
197 1: over a wide area
198 2: out of doors
199 3: outside one's country
200 @ab.ro.gate \'ab-r*-.ga_-t\ vb : ANNUL, REVOKE
201 -- ab.ro.ga.tion \.ab-r*-'ga_--sh*n\ n
202 @abrupt \*-'br*pt\ adj
203 1: broken or as if broken off
204 2: SUDDEN, HASTY
205 3: so quick as to seem rude
206 4: DISCONNECTED
207 5: STEEP
208 -- abrupt.ly adv
209 @ab.scess \'ab-.ses\ n : a collection of pus surrounded by inflamed
210 tissue
211 @ab.scound \ab-'ska_:nd\ vb : to depart secretly and hide oneself
212 @ab.sence \'ab-s*ns\ n
213 1: failure to be present
214 2: WANT, LACK
215 3: lack of attention
216 @1 ab.sent \'ab-s*nt\ adj
217 1: not present
218 2: LACKING
219 3: INATTENTIVE
220
221 2 ab.sent \ab-'sent\ vb : to keep (oneself) away
222 @ab.sen.tee \.ab-s*n-'te_-\ n : one that is absent or absents himself
223 @ab.sen.tee.ism \-.iz-*m\ n : chronic absence from work
224 @ab.sent.mind.ed \.ab-s*nt-'mi_-n-d*d\ adj : unaware of one's
225 surroundings or action : INATTENTIVE
226 -- ab.sent.mind.ed.ly adv
227 @ab.sinthe \'ab-.sinth\ n : a liqueur flavored esp. with wormwood and
228 anise
229 @ab.so.lute \'ab-s*-.lu_:t\ adj
230 1: free from imperfection
231 2: free from mixture
232 3: free from control, restriction, or qualification
233 4: lacking grammatical connection with any other word in a sentence
234 <absolute construction>
235 5: POSITIVE <absolute proof>
236 6: FUNDAMENTAL, ULTIMATE
237 -- ab.so.lute.ly \'ab-s*-.lu_:t-le_-, .ab-s*-'lu_:t-\ adv
238 @ab.so.lu.tion \.ab-s*-'lu_:-sh*n\ n : the act of absolving; esp : a
239 remission of sins pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of
240 penance
241 @ab.so.lut.ism \'ab-s*-.lu_:t-.iz-*m\ n
242 1: the theory that a sovereign should have unlimited power
243 2: government by an absolute ruler
244 @ab.solve \*b-'sa_:lv, -'za_:lv\ vb
245 1: to set free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
246 2: ACQUIT
247 SYN: pardon, confess, shrive
248 @ab.sorb \*b-'so_.rb, -'zo_.rb\ vb
249 1: ASSIMILATE, INCORPORATE
250 2: to suck up or take in in the manner of a sponge
251 3: to engage (one's attention) : ENGROSS
252 4: to receive without recoil or echo <a ceiling that absorb sound>
253 -- ab.sorb.ing adj
254 -- ab.sorb.ing.ly adv
255 @ab.sor.bent \-'so_.r-b*nt, -'zo_.r-\ adj : able to absorb <absorbent
256 cotton>
257 -- absorbent n
258 @ab.sorp.tion \-'so_.rp-sh*n, -'zo_.rp-\ n
259 1: a process of absorbing or being absorbed
260 2: concentration of attention
261 -- ab.sorp.tive \-'so_.rp-tiv, -'zo_.rp-\ adj
262 @ab.stain \*b-'sta_-n\ vb : to restrain oneself : leave off
263 SYN: refrain, forbear
264 -- ab.sten.tion \-'sten-ch*n\ n
265 @ab.ste.mi.ous \ab-'ste_--me_--*s\ adj : sparing in use of food or
266 drink : TEMPERATE
267 -- ab.ste.mi.ous.ly adv
268 @ab.sti.nence \'ab-st*-n*ns\ n : voluntary refraining esp. from
269 eating certain foods or drinking liquor
270 @1 ab.stract \ab-'strakt, 'ab-.strakt\ adj
271 1: considered apart from any specific embodiment
272 2: expressing a quality apart from an object <whiteness is an
273 abstract word>
274 3: having only intrinsic form with little or no pictorial
275 representation <abstract painting>
276 -- ab.stract.ly adv
277 -- ab.stract.ness n
278
279 2 ab.stract \'ab-.strakt\ n
280 1: SUMMARY, EPITOME
281 2: an abstract thing, state, or word
282
283 3 ab.stract \ab-'strakt, esp for 2 'ab-.strakt\ vb
284 1: REMOVE, SEPARATE; also : STEAL
285 2: to make an abstract of : SUMMARIZE
286 3: to draw away the attention of
287 @ab.strac.tion \ab-'strak-sh*n\ n
288 1: the act of abstracting : the state of being abstracted
289 2: an abstract idea
290 3: an abstract work of art
291 @ab.struse \*b-'stru_:s, ab-\ adj : hard to understand : RECONDITE
292 -- ab.struse.ly adv
293 -- ab.struse.ness n
294 @ab.surd \*b-'s*rd, -'z*rd\ adj : RIDICULOUS, UNREASONABLE
295 -- ab.sur.di.ty \-*t-e_-\ n
296 -- ab.surd.ly adv
297 @abun.dant \*-'b*n-d*nt\ adj : more than enough : amply sufficient
298 SYN: copious, plentiful
299 -- abun.dance \-d*ns\ n
300 -- abun.dant.ly adv
301 @1 abuse \*-'byu_:z\ vb
302 1: to put to a wrong use : MISUSE
303 2: MISTREAT
304 3: to blame or scold rudely : REVILE
305 -- abu.sive \-'byu_:-siv\ adj
306 -- abu.sive.ly adv
307
308 2 abuse \-'byu_:s\ n
309 1: MISUSE
310 2: MISTREATMENT
311 3: a corrupt practice
312 4: coarse and insulting speech
313 @abut \*-'b*t\ vb abut.ted; abut.ting : to touch along a border :
314 border on
315 @abut.ment n : a structure that supports weight or withstands lateral
316 pressure (as at either end of a bridge or arch)
317 @abut.tals \*-'b*t- *lz\ n, pl : the boundaries of lands with respect
318 to other contiguous lands or highways by which they are bounded
319 @abysm \*-'biz-*m\ n : ABYSS
320 @abys.mal \*-'biz-m*l\ adj : immeasurably deep : BOTTOMLESS
321 -- abys.mal.ly adv
322 @abyss \*-'bis\ n
323 1: the bottomless pit of old accounts of the universe
324 2: an immeasurable depth
325 @aca.cia \*-'ka_--sh*\ n : any of numerous leguminous trees or shrubs
326 with round white or yellow flower clusters
327 @ac.a.deme \'ak-*-.de_-m\ n : SCHOOL; also : academic environment
328 @ac.a.dem.ic \.ak-*-'dem-ik\ adj
329 1: of or relating to schools or colleges
330 2: literary or general rather than technical
331 3: theoretical rather than practical
332 -- ac.a.dem.i.cal.ly adv
333 @ac.a.de.mi.cian \.ak-*d-*-'mish-*n, *-.kad-*-\ n : a member of a
334 society of scholars or artists
335 @ac.a.dem.i.cism \.ak-*-'dem-*-.siz-*m\ n : manner, style, or content
336 conforming to the traditions or rules of a school or an official
337 academy
338 @acad.e.my \*-'kad-*-me_-\ n [Gk Akade_-meia, school of philosophy
339 founded by Plato, fr. Akade_-meia, gymnasium where Plato taught,
340 fr. Akade_-mos Academus, Greek mythological hero]
341 1: a school above the elementary level; esp : a private secondary
342 school
343 2: a society of scholars, artists, or learned men
344 @acan.thus \*-'kan-th*s\ n : an ornamentation (as on a column)
345 representing the leaves of a prickly herb of the Mediterranean
346 region
347 @a cap.pel.la \.a_:k-*-'pel-*\ adv (or adj) : without instrumental
348 accompaniment <the choir sang a cappella>
349 @ac.cede \ak-'se_-d\ vb
350 1: to adhere to an agreement
351 2: to express approval
352 3: to enter upon an office
353 SYN: acquiesce, assent, consent, subscribe
354 @ac.ce.le.ran.do \a_:-.chel-*-'ra_:n-do_-\ adv (or adj) : gradually
355 faster -- used as a direction in music
356 @ac.cel.er.ate \ik-'sel-*-.ra_-t, ak-\ vb
357 1: to bring about earlier
358 2: to speed up : QUICKEN
359 -- ac.cel.er.a.tion \-.sel-*-'ra_--sh*n\ n
360 -- ac.cel.er.a.tor \-'sel-*-.ra_-t-*r\ n
361 @1 ac.cent \'ak-.sent\ n
362 1: a distinctive manner of pronunciation <a foreign accent>
363 2: prominence given to one syllable of a word esp. by stress
364 3: a mark (as ', `, ^) over a vowel in writing or printing used
365 usu. to indicate a difference in pronunciation (as stress) from
366 a vowel not so marked
367 -- ac.cen.tu.al \ak-'sench-(*-)w*l\ adj
368
369 2 ac.cent \'ak-.sent, ak-'sent\ vb : STRESS, EMPHASIZE
370 @ac.cen.tu.ate \ak-'sen-ch*-.wa_-t\ vb : ACCENT
371 -- ac.cen.tu.a.tion \-.sen-ch*-'wa_--sh*n\ n
372 @ac.cept \ik-'sept, ak-\ vb
373 1: to receive or take willingly
374 2: to agree to
375 3: to acknowledge as binding and promise to pay
376 -- ac.cept.abil.i.ty \-.sep-t*-'bil-*t-e_-\ n
377 -- ac.cept.able \-'sep-t*-b*l\ adj
378 @ac.cep.tance \ik-'sep-t*ns, ak-\ n
379 1: the act of accepting
380 2: the state of being accepted or acceptable
381 3: an accepted bill of exchange
382 @ac.cep.ta.tion \.ak-.sep-'ta_--sh*n\ n : the meaning in which a word
383 is generally understood
384 @ac.cess \'ak-.s*s\ n
385 1: ATTACK, FIT
386 2: APPROACH, ADMITTANCE
387 3: a way of approach : ENTRANCE
388 @ac.ces.si.ble \ik-'ses-*-b*l, ak-\ adj : easy to approach
389 -- ac.ces.si.bil.i.ty \-.ses-*-'bil-*t-e_-\ n
390 @ac.ces.sion \ik-'sesh-*n, ak-\ n
391 1: something added
392 2: increase by something added
393 3: the act of acceding (as to a throne)
394 @ac.ces.so.ry \ik-'ses-(*-)re_-, ak-\ n
395 1: something helpful but not essential
396 2: a person who though not present abets or assists in the
397 commission of an offense
398 SYN: appurtenance, adjunct, appendage
399 -- accessory adj
400 @ac.ci.dence \'ak-s*d-*ns\ n : the part of grammar that deals with
401 inflections
402 @ac.ci.dent \'ak-s*d-*nt\ n
403 1: something occurring by chance or without intention
404 2: CHANCE
405 3: a nonessential property
406 @1 ac.ci.den.tal \.ak-s*-'dent- *l\ adj : happening unexpectedly or
407 by chance
408 SYN: casual, fortuitous, incidental, adventitious
409 -- ac.ci.den.tal.ly \-( *-)le_-\ adv
410
411 2 accidental n : a note (as a sharp or flat) not belonging to the key
412 indicated by the signature of a musical composition
413 @ac.claim \*-'kla_-m\ vb
414 1: APPLAUD, PRAISE
415 2: to welcome or proclaim with applause
416 SYN: extol, laud
417 -- ac.claim n
418 @ac.cla.ma.tion \.ak-l*-'ma_--sh*n\ n : an overwhelming affirmative
419 vote by shouting or applause rather than by ballot
420 @ac.cli.mate \*-'kli_--m*t, 'ak-l*-.ma_-t\ vb : to accustom to a new
421 climate or new conditions
422 @ac.cli.ma.tize \*-'kli_--m*-.ti_-z\ vb
423 1: ACCLIMATE
424 2: to become acclimated
425 -- ac.cli.ma.ti.za.tion \-.kli_--m*t-*-'za_--sh*n\ n
426 @ac.cliv.i.ty \*-'kliv-*t-e_-\ n : a steep upward slope
427 @ac.co.lade \'ak-*-.la_-d\ n : a recognition of merit : AWARD
428 @ac.com.mo.date \*-'ka_:m-*-.da_-t\ vb
429 1: to make fit or suitable : ADAPT, ADJUST
430 2: HARMONIZE, RECONCILE
431 3: to provide with something needed
432 4: to hold without crowding
433 @ac.com.mo.dat.ing adj : OBLIGING
434 @ac.com.mo.da.tion \*-.ka_:m-*-'da_--sh*n\ n
435 1: something supplied to satisfy a need
436 2: the act of accommodating : ADJUSTMENT
437 @ac.com.pa.ni.ment \*-'k*mp-(*-)ne_--m*nt\ n : something that
438 accompanies something else; esp : subordinate music to support a
439 principal voice or instrument
440 @ac.com.pa.ny \-(*-)ne_-\ vb
441 1: to go or occur along with : ESCORT, ATTEND
442 2: to play an accompaniment for
443 -- ac.com.pa.nist \-(*-)n*st\ n
444 @ac.com.plice \*-'ka_:m-pl*s, -'k*m-\ n : an associate in crime
445 @ac.com.plish \*-'ka_:m-plish, -'k*m-\ vb : to bring to completion
446 SYN: achieve, effect, fulfill, discharge, execute, perform
447 @ac.com.plished adj
448 1: COMPLETED
449 2: EXPERT, SKILLED
450 @ac.com.plish.ment n
451 1: COMPLETION
452 2: something completed or effected
453 3: an acquired excellence or skill : ATTAINMENT
454 @1 ac.cord \*-'ko_.rd\ vb
455 1: GRANT, CONCEDE
456 2: AGREE, HARMONIZE
457 -- ac.cor.dant \-'ko_.rd- *nt\ adj
458
459 2 accord n : AGREEMENT, HARMONY
460 @ac.cor.dance \*-'ko_.rd- *ns\ n
461 1: ACCORD
462 2: the act of granting
463 @ac.cord.ing.ly adv
464 1: in accordance
465 2: CONSEQUENTLY, SO
466 @according to prep
467 1: in conformity with <they're paid according to ability>
468 2: as stated or attested by <according to the paper, his trial
469 starts today>
470 @1 ac.cor.di.on \*-'ko_.rd-e_--*n\ n : a portable musical instrument
471 with a bellows, keys, and reeds
472
473 2 accordion adj : folding like the bellows of an accordion <accordion
474 pleats>
475 @ac.cost \*-'ko_.st\ vb : to approach and speak to : ADDRESS
476 @1 ac.count \*-'kau_.nt\ n
477 1: RECKONING
478 2: a statement of business transactions
479 3: an arrangement with a vendor to supply credit
480 4: NARRATIVE, REPORT
481 5: WORTH, VALUE
482 6: a sum of money deposited in a bank and subject to withdrawal by
483 the depositor
484 -- on account of : because of
485 -- on no account : under no circumstances
486 -- on one's account : for one's benefit : in one's behalf
487
488 2 account vb
489 1: CONSIDER <I account him lucky>
490 2: to give an explanation -- used with for
491 @ac.count.able adj
492 1: ANSWERABLE, RESPONSIBLE
493 2: EXPLICABLE
494 -- ac.count.abil.i.ty \-.kau_.nt-*-'bil-*t-e_-\ n
495 @ac.coun.tant \*-'kau_.nt- *nt\ n : a person skilled in accounting
496 -- ac.coun.tan.cy \- *n-se_-\ n
497 @ac.count.ing n
498 1: the art or system of keeping financial records
499 2: an explanation of one's behavior
500 @ac.cou.ter or ac.cou.tre \*-'ku_:t-*r\ vb : to equip esp. for
501 military service
502 -- ac.cou.ter.ment or ac.cou.tre.ment \-'ku_:t-*r-m*nt,
503 -'ku_:-tr*-m*nt\ n
504 @ac.cred.it \*-'kred-*t\ vb
505 1: to authorize officially : APPROVE, ENDORSE
506 2: CREDIT
507 @ac.cre.tion \*-'kre_--sh*n\ n
508 1: growth esp. by addition from without
509 2: a product of accretion
510 @ac.crue \*-'kru_:\ vb
511 1: to come by way of increase
512 2: to be added by regular growth over a period of time
513 -- ac.cru.al \-*l\ n
514 @ac.cul.tur.a.tion \*-.k*l-ch*-'ra_--sh*n\ n : a process of
515 intercultural borrowing between diverse peoples resulting in new
516 and blended patterns
517 @ac.cu.mu.late \*-'kyu_:-my*-.la_-t\ vb : to heap or pile up
518 SYN: amass, gather, collect
519 -- ac.cu.mu.la.tion \-.kyu_:-my*-'la_--sh*n\ n
520 -- ac.cu.mu.la.tor \-.kyu_:-my*-.la_-t-*r\ n
521 @ac.cu.ra.cy \'ak-y*-r*-se_-\ n : freedom from mistake : EXACTNESS,
522 PRECISION
523 @ac.cu.rate \'ak-y*-r*t\ adj : free from error : EXACT, PRECISE
524 -- ac.cu.rate.ly adv
525 -- ac.cu.rate.ness n
526 @ac.cursed \*-'k*r-s*d, -'k*rst\ or ac.curst \-'k*rst\ adj
527 1: being under a curse
528 2: DAMNABLE, EXECRABLE
529 @ac.cus.al \*-'kyu_:-z*l\ n : ACCUSATION
530 @ac.cu.sa.tive \*-'kyu_:-z*t-iv\ adj : of, relating to, or
531 constituting a grammatical case marking the direct object of a verb
532 or the object of a preposition
533 -- accusative n
534 @ac.cuse \*-'kyu_:z\ vb : to charge with an offense : BLAME
535 -- ac.cu.sa.tion \.ak-y*-'za_--sh*n\ n
536 -- ac.cus.er \*-'kyu_:-z*r\ n
537 @ac.cus.tom \*-'k*s-t*m\ vb : FAMILIARIZE, HABITUATE
538 @ac.cus.tomed adj : USUAL, CUSTOMARY
539 @1 ace \'a_-s\ n
540 1: a playing card bearing a single large pip in its center
541 2: a point (as in tennis) won by a single stroke
542 3: a golf score of one stroke on a hole
543 4: an aviator who has brought down 5 or more enemy planes
544 5: one that excels
545
546 2 ace vb : to score an ace against (as opponent)
547
548 3 ace adj : of first rank or quality
549 @acer.bi.ty \*-'s*r-b*t-e_-\ n : SOURNESS, BITTERNESS
550 -- acerb \'s*rb\ adj
551 @ac.et.an.i.lide \.as-*-'tan- *l-.i_-d\ n : a drug used to relieve
552 pain or fever
553 @ac.e.tate \'as-*-.ta_-t\ n
554 1: a salt or ester of acetic acid
555 2: a fast-drying fabric made of fiber derived from cellulose and
556 acetic acid; also : a plastic of similar composition used for
557 wrapping film and phonograph records
558 @ace.tic \*-'se_-t-ik\ adj : of, relating to, or producing acetic
559 acid or vinegar
560 @acetic acid n : a colorless biting liquid that is familiar as the
561 chief acid of vinegar and is usu. manufactured
562 @ac.e.tone \'as-*-.to_-n\ n : a volatile flammable liquid of pleasing
563 odor used as a solvent
564 @acet.y.lene \*-'set- *l-*n, - *l-.e_-n\ n : a colorless flammable
565 gas used for lighting and as a fuel in welding and soldering
566 @ache \'a_-k\ vb
567 1: to suffer a suffer a usu. dull persistent pain
568 2: LONG, YEARN
569 -- ache n
570 @achieve \*-'che_-v\ vb [MF achever to finish, fr. a to (fr. L ad) +
571 chef head, fr. Lcaput] : to gain by work or effort
572 SYN: accomplish, fulfill, effect
573 -- achievement n
574 @ach.ro.mat.ic \.ak-r*-'mat-ik\ adj : giving an image almost free
575 from colors not in the object <achromatic lens>
576 @1 ac.id \'as-*d\ adj
577 1: sour or biting to the taste; also : sharp or sour in manner
578 2: of or relating to an acid
579 -- acid.i.ty \*-'sid-*t-e_-\ n
580
581 2 acid n
582 1: a sour substance
583 2: a usu. water-soluble chemical compound that has a sour taste,
584 reacts with a base to form a salt, and reddens litmus
585 -- acid.ic \*-'sid-ik\ adj
586 @ac.i.do.sis \.as-*-'do_--s*s\ n : an abnormal state of reduced
587 alkalinity of the blood and body tissues
588 @acid.u.lous \*-'sij-*-l*s\ adj : slightly acid : SOURISH
589 @ack-ack \'ak-.ak\ n : an antiaircraft gun; also : its fire
590 @ac.knowl.edge \ik-'na_:l-ij, ak-\ vb
591 1: to admit as true
592 2: to admit the authority of
593 3: to express thanks for; also : to report receipt of
594 4: to recognize as valid
595 -- ac.knowl.edgm.ent also ac.knowl.edge.ment n
596 @ac.me \'ak-me_-\ n : the highest point : PEAK
597 @ac.ne \'ak-ne_-\ n : a skin disorder marked by inflammation of skin
598 glands and hair follicles and by pimple formation esp. on the face
599 @ac.o.lyte \'ak-*-.li_-t\ n : a man or boy who assists the clergyman
600 in a liturgical service
601 @ac.o.nite \'ak-*-.ni_-t\ n
602 1: any of several blue-flowered or purple-flowered poisonous plants
603 related to the buttercups
604 2: a drug obtained from a common Old World aconite
605 @acorn \'a_--.ko_.rn, -k*rn\ n : the nut of the oak
606 @acous.tic \*-'ku_:-stik\ adj
607 1: of or relating to the sense or organs of hearing, to sound, or
608 to the science of sounds
609 2: deadening sound <acoustic tile>
610 3: operated by or utilizing sound waves
611 -- acous.ti.cal adj
612 -- acous.ti.cal.ly adv
613 @acous.tics \-stiks\ n, sing or pl
614 1: the science dealing with sound
615 2: the qualities in a room that make it easy or hard for a person
616 in it to hear distinctly
617 @ac.quaint \*-'kwa_-nt\ vb
618 1: INFORM, NOTIFY
619 2: to make familiar : cause to know
620 @ac.quaint.ance \- *ns\ n
621 1: personal knowledge
622 2: a person with whom one is acquainted
623 -- ac.quaint.ance.ship \-.ship\ n
624 @ac.qui.esce \.ak-we_--'es\ vb : to accept a plan or statement
625 without open opposition
626 SYN: consent, agree, assent, accede
627 -- ac.qui.es.cence \-'es- *ns\ n
628 -- ac.qui.es.cent \- *nt\ adj
629 -- ac.qui.es.cent.ly adv
630 @ac.quire \*-'kwi_-(*)r\ vb : to come into possession of : GET
631 @ac.quire.ment n
632 1: the act of acquiring
633 2: ATTAINMENT, ACCOMPLISHMENT
634 @ac.qui.si.tion \.ak-w*-'zish-*n\ n
635 1: ACQUIREMENT
636 2: something acquired
637 @ac.quis.i.tive \*-'kwiz-*t-iv\ adj : eager to acquire : GREEDY
638 -- ac.quis.i.tive.ly adv
639 -- ac.quis.i.tive.ness n
640 @ac.quit \*-'kwit\ vb -quit.ted; -quit.ting
641 1: to pronounce not guilty
642 2: to conduct (oneself) usu. satisfactorily : BEHAVE
643 -- acquit.tal \- *l\ n
644 @acre \'a_--k*r\ n
645 1 pl: LANDS, ESTATE
646 2: a unit of area equal to 4840 square yards
647 @acre.age \'a_--k(*-)rij\ n : area in acres : ACRES
648 @ac.rid \'ak-r*d\ adj
649 1: sharp and biting in taste or odor
650 2: bitterly irritating : CAUSTIC
651 -- acrid.i.ty \a-'krid-*t-e_-, *-\ n
652 @ac.ri.mo.ny \'ak-r*-.mo_--ne_-\ n : harsh or biting sharpness of
653 language or feeling : ASPERITY
654 -- ac.ri.mo.ni.ous \.ak-r*-'mo_--ne_--*s\ adj
655 @ac.ro.bat \'ak-r*-.bat\ n : a performer of gymnastic feats
656 -- ac.ro.bat.ic \.ak-r*-'bat-ik\ adj
657 @ac.ro.bat.ics \.ak-r*-'bat-iks\ n, sing or pl : the performances of
658 an acrobat
659 @ac.ro.nym \'ak-r*-.nim\ n : a word (as radar) formed from the
660 initial letter or letters of each of the successive parts or major
661 parts of a compound term
662 @ac.ro.pho.bia \.ak-r*-'fo_--be_--*\ n : abnormal dread of being at a
663 great height
664 @acrop.o.lis \*-'kra_:p-*-l*s\ n : the upper fortified part of an
665 ancient Greek city
666 @1 across \*-'kro_.s\ adv
667 1: to or on the opposite side
668 2: so as to be understandable or acceptable : OVER <get the point
669 across>
670
671 2 across prep
672 1: to or on the opposite side of <ran across the street> <standing
673 across the street>
674 2: on at an angle <slapped him across the face; esp : on so as to
675 cross <there's a log across the road>
676 @across-the-board adj
677 1: placed in combination to win, place, or show <an
678 across-the-board bet>
679 2: including all classes or categories <an across-the-board wage
680 increase>
681 @acros.tic \*-'kro_.-stik\ n
682 1: a composition usu. in verse in which the initial or final
683 letters of the lines taken in order form a word or phrase
684 2: a series of words of equal length arranged to read the same
685 horizontally or vertically
686 -- acros.ti.cal.ly adv
687 @1 act \'akt\ n
688 1: a thing done : DEED
689 2: STATUTE, DECREE
690 3: a main division of a play; also : an item on a variety program
691 4: an instance of insincere behavior : PRETENSE
692
693 2 act vb
694 1: to perform by action esp. on the stage; also : FEIGN, SIMULATE,
695 PRETEND
696 2: to conduct oneself : BEHAVE
697 3: to perform a specified function : produce an effect
698 @act.ing adj : doing duty temporarily or for another <acting
699 president>
700 @ac.tin.ic \ak-'tin-ik\ adj : relating to the property of radiant
701 energy (as light) whereby chemical changes are produced (as in a
702 photographic film)
703 @ac.tin.i.um \ak-'tin-e_--*m\ n : a radioactive metallic chemical
704 element
705 @ac.tion \'ak-sh*n\ n
706 1: a legal proceeding
707 2: the manner or method of performing
708 3: ACTIVITY
709 4: ACT
710 5 pl: CONDUCT
711 6: COMBAT, BATTLE
712 7: the events of a literary plot
713 8: an operating mechanism <action of a gun; also : the way it
714 operates <stiff action>
715 @ac.tion.able adj : subject to or affording ground for an action or
716 suit at law
717 @ac.ti.vate \'ak-t*-.va_-t\ vb
718 1: to spur into action; also : to make active, reactive, or
719 radioactive
720 2: to aerate (sewage) to favor the growth of organisms that cause
721 decomposition
722 3: to set up (a military unit) formally
723 @ac.tive \'ak-tiv\ adj
724 1: causing action or change
725 2: asserting that the grammatical subject performs the action
726 represented by the verb <active voice>
727 3: BRISK, LIVELY
728 4: marked by present operation or use
729 -- active n
730 -- ac.tive.ly adv
731 @ac.tiv.i.ty \ak-'tiv-*t-e_-\ n
732 1: the quality or state of being active
733 2: an occupation in which one is engaged
734 @ac.tor \'ak-t*r\ n : one that acts in a play or motion picture
735 -- ac.tress \-tr*s\ n
736 @ac.tu.al \'ak-ch(*-w)*l\ adj : really existing : REAL
737 -- ac.tu.al.i.ty \.ak-ch*-'wal-*t-e_-\ n
738 -- ac.tu.al.ly \'ak-ch(*-w)*-le_-\ adv
739 @ac.tu.ary \'ak-ch*-.wer-e_-\ n : an expert who calculates insurance
740 risks and premiums
741 -- ac.tu.ar.i.al \.ak-ch*-'wer-e_--*l\ adj
742 @ac.tu.ate \'ak-ch*-.wa_-t\ vb
743 1: to put into action
744 2: to incite to action : MOTIVATE
745 @acu.i.ty \*-'kyu_:-*t-e_-\ n : keenness of perception esp. visually
746 @acu.men \*-'kyu_:-m*n\ n : mental keenness and penetration
747 SYN: discernment, insight
748 @acute \*-'kyu_:t\ adj
749 1: SHARP, POINTED
750 2: containing less than 90 degrees <acute angle>
751 3: sharply perceptive; esp : mentally keen
752 4: SEVERE <acute distress; also : rising rapidly to a peak and then
753 subsiding <acute inflammation>
754 5: of, marked by, or being an accent mark having the form '
755 -- acute.ly adv
756 -- acute.ness n
757 @ad \'ad\ n : ADVERTISEMENT
758 @ad.age \'ad-ij\ n : an old familiar saying : PROVERB, MAXIM
759 @1 ada.gio \*-'da_:j-o_-, -'da_:j-e_--.o_-, -'da_:zh-\ adv (or adj) :
760 in slow time -- used as a direction in music
761
762 2 adagio n
763 1: an adagio movement
764 2: a ballet duet or trio displaying feats of lifting and balancing
765 @1 ad.a.mant \'ad-*-m*nt\ n : a stone believed to be of impenetrable
766 hardness
767 -- ad.a.man.tine \.ad-*-'man-.te_-n, -.ti_-n\ adj
768
769 2 adamant adj : INFLEXIBLE, UNYIELDING
770 -- ad.a.mant.ly adv
771 @Ad.am's Apple \.ad-*mz-\ n : the projection in front of the neck
772 formed by the largest cartilage of the larynx
773 @adapt \*-'dapt\ vb : to make suitable or fit (as for a new use or
774 for different conditions)
775 SYN: adjust, accommodate
776 -- adapt.abil.i.ty \*-.dap-t*-'bil-*t-e_-\ n
777 -- adapt.able adj
778 -- ad.ap.ta.tion \.ad-.ap-'ta_--sh*n\ n
779 @add \'ad\ vb
780 1: to join to something else so as to increase in number or amount
781 2: to combine (numbers) into one sum
782 @ad.den.dum \*-'den-d*m\ n, pl -da \-d*\ : something to be added
783 @1 ad.der \'ad-*r\ n
784 1: a poisonous European viper or a related snake
785 2: any of various harmless No. American snakes (as the (puff
786 adder))
787
788 2 add.er n : one that adds
789 @1 ad.dict \*-'dikt\ vb : to devote or surrender (oneself) to
790 something habitually or excessively
791 -- ad.dic.tive \-'dik-tiv\ adj
792
793 2 ad.dict \'ad-(.)ikt\ n : one who is addicted (as to a drug)
794 @ad.dic.tion \*-'dik-sh*n\ n : the quality or state of being
795 addicted; esp : compulsive use of habit-forming drugs
796 @ad.di.tion \*-'dish-*n\ n
797 1: the act or process of adding; also : something added
798 2: the adding of numbers to obtain their sum
799 SYN: accretion, increment, accession
800 -- ad.di.tive \'ad-*t-iv\ adj or n
801 @ad.di.tion.al \*-'dish-(*-)n*l\ adj : coming by way of addition :
802 ADDED, EXTRA
803 -- ad.di.tion.al.ly adv
804 @ad.dle \'ad- *l\ vb
805 1: to throw into confusion : MUDDLE
806 2: to become rotten <addled eggs>
807 @1 ad.dress \*-'dres\ vb
808 1: to direct the attention of (oneself)
809 2: to direct one's remarks to : deliver an address to
810 3: to mark directions for delivery on
811
812 2 ad.dress \*-'dres, 'ad-.res\ n
813 1: skillful management
814 2: a formal speech : LECTURE
815 3: the place where a person or organization may be communicated
816 with
817 4: the directions for delivery placed on mail
818 @ad.dress.ee \.ad-.res-'e_-, *-.dres-'e_-\ n : one to whom something
819 is addressed
820 @ad.duce \*-'d(y)u_:s\ vb : to bring forward as an argument, reason,
821 or proof
822 SYN: advance, allege, cite
823 @-ade \'a_-d\ n suffix
824 1: act : action <blockade>
825 2: product; esp : sweet drink <limeade>
826 @ad.e.noid \'ad-( *-).no_.id\ n : an enlarged mass of tissue near the
827 opening of the nose into the throat -- usu. used in pl.
828 @1 ad.ept \'ad-.ept\ n : EXPERT
829
830 2 adept \*-'dept\ adj : highly skilled : EXPERT
831 -- adept.ly adv
832 -- adept.ness n
833 @ad.e.quate \'ad-i-kw*t\ adj : equal to or sufficient for a specific
834 requirement
835 -- ad.e.qua.cy \-kw*-se_-\ n
836 -- ad.e.quate.ly adv
837 @ad.here \ad-'hi*r, *d-\ vb
838 1: to give support : maintain loyalty
839 2: to stick fast : CLING
840 -- ad.her.ence \-'hir-*ns\ n
841 -- ad.her.ent \-*nt\ adj or n
842 @ad.he.sion \ad-'he_--zh*n, *d-\ n
843 1: the act or state of adhering
844 2: bodily tissues abnormally grown together after inflammation
845 @1 ad.he.sive \-'he_--siv\ adj
846 1: tending to adhere : STICKY
847 2: prepared for adhering <adhesive tape>
848 -- ad.he.sive.ness n
849
850 2 adhesive n : an adhesive substance
851 @adieu \*-'d(y)u_:\ n, pl adieus or adieux \-'d(y)u_:z\ : FAREWELL --
852 often used interjectionally
853 @ad in.fi.ni.tum \.ad-.in-f*-'ni_-t-*m\ adv (or adj) : without end or
854 limit
855 @ad in.ter.im \ad-'in-t*-r*m\ adv (or adj) : for the intervening time
856 @adi.os \.ad-e_--'o_-s, .a_:d-\ interj -- used to express farewell
857 @ad.i.pose \'ad-*-.po_-s\ adj : of or relating to animal fat : FATTY
858 -- ad.i.pos.i.ty \.ad-*-'pa_:s-*t-e_-\ n
859 @ad.ja.cent \*-'ja_:s- *nt\ adj : situated near or next
860 SYN: adjoining, contiguous, abutting, juxtaposed
861 @ad.jec.tive \'aj-ik-tiv\ n : a word that typically serves as a
862 modifier of a noun
863 -- ad.jec.ti.val \.aj-ik-'ti_--v*l\ adj
864 -- ad.jec.ti.val.ly adv
865 @ad.join \*-'jo_.in\ vb : to be situated next to
866 @ad.join.ing adj : touching or bounding at a point or line
867 @ad.journ \*-'j*rn\ vb
868 1: to suspend indefinitely or until a stated time
869 2: to transfer a session to another place
870 -- ad.journ.ment n
871 @ad.judge \*-'j*j\ vb
872 1: JUDGE, ADJUDICATE
873 2: to hold or pronounce to be : DEEM
874 3: to award by judicial decision
875 @ad.ju.di.cate \*-'ju_:d-i-.ka_-t\ vb : to settle judicially
876 -- ad.ju.di.ca.tion \*-.ju_:d-i-'ka_--sh*n\ n
877 @ad.junct \'aj-.*n_ekt\ n : something joined or added to another
878 thing but not essentially a part of it
879 SYN: appendage, appurtenance, accessory
880 @ad.jure \*-'ju_:r\ vb : to command solemnly : entreat earnestly
881 SYN: beg, beseech, implore
882 -- ad.ju.ra.tion \.aj-*-'ra_--sh*n\ n
883 @ad.just \*-'j*st\ vb
884 1: to bring to agreement : SETTLE
885 2: to cause to conform : ADAPT, FIT
886 3: REGULATE <adjust a watch>
887 -- ad.just.able adj
888 -- ad.jus.ter or ad.jus.tor n
889 -- ad.just.ment n
890 @ad.ju.tant \'aj-*t-*nt\ n : one who assists; esp : an officer who
891 assists a commanding officer by handling correspondence and keeping
892 records
893 @1 ad.ju.vant \'aj-*-v*nt\ adj : serving to aid or contribute :
894 AUXILIARY
895
896 2 adjuvant n : something that enhances the effectiveness of medical
897 treatment
898 @ad lib \ad-'lib\ adv : at one's pleasure : to any desired extent
899 @ad-lib \ad-'lib\ vb -libbed; -lib.bing : IMPROVISE
900 @ad.man \'ad-.man\ n : one who writes, solicits, or places
901 advertisements
902 @ad.min.is.ter \*d-'min-*-st*r\ vb
903 1: MANAGE, SUPERINTEND
904 2: to mete out : DISPENSE
905 3: to give usu. ritually or remedially <administer quinine for
906 malaria>
907 4: to perform the office of administrator
908 -- ad.min.is.tra.ble \-str*-bel\ adj
909 -- ad.min.is.trant \-str*nt\ n
910 @ad.min.is.tra.tion \-.min-*-'stra_--sh*n, ad-\ n
911 1: the act or process of administering
912 2: MANAGEMENT
913 3: the body of persons directing the government of a country
914 4: the term of office of an administrative officer or body
915 -- ad.min.is.tra.tive \*d-'min-*-.stra_-t-iv\ adj
916 @ad.min.is.tra.tor \*d-'min-*-.stra_-t-*r\ n : one that administers;
917 esp : one who settles an intestate estate
918 @ad.mi.ra.ble \'ad-m(*-)r*-b*l\ adj : worthy of admiration :
919 EXCELLENT
920 -- ad.mi.ra.bly adv
921 @ad.mi.ral \'ad-m(*-)r*l\ n : a commissioned officer in the navy
922 ranking next below a fleet admiral
923 @ad.mi.ral.ty \-te_-\ adj : relating to or having jurisdiction over
924 maritime questions <admiralty law> <admiralty court>
925
926 Admiralty n : the British government department having authority over
927 naval affairs
928 @ad.mire \*d-'mi_-(*)r\ vb : to regard with high esteem
929 -- ad.mi.ra.tion \.ad-m*-'ra_--sh*n\ n
930 -- ad.mir.er \*d-'mi_-r-*r\ n
931 @ad.mis.si.ble \*d-'mis-*-b*l\ adj : that can be or is worthy to be
932 admitted or allowed : ALLOWABLE <admissible evidence>
933 -- ad.mis.si.bil.i.ty \-.mis-*-'bil-*t-e_-\ n
934 -- ad.mis.si.bly \-'mis-*-ble_-\ adv
935 @ad.mis.sion \*d-'mish-*n\ n
936 1: the granting of an argument
937 2: the acknowledgment of a fact
938 3: the act of admitting
939 4: the privilege of being admitted
940 5: a fee paid for admission
941 @ad.mit \*d-'mit\ vb -mit.ted; -mit.ting
942 1: to allow to enter
943 2: PERMIT, ALLOW
944 3: to recognize as genuine or valid
945 -- ad.mit.ted.ly adv
946 @ad.mit.tance \*d-'mit- *ns\ n : permission to enter
947 @ad.mix \ad-'miks\ vb : MINGLE, MIX <admix soil and gravel>
948 @ad.mix.ture \ad-'miks-ch*r\ n
949 1: MIXTURE
950 2: something added in mixing
951 @ad.mon.ish \ad-'ma_:n-ish\ vb : to warn gently : reprove with a
952 warning
953 SYN: chide, reproach, rebuke, reprimand
954 -- ad.mo.ni.tion \.ad-m*-'nish-*n\ n
955 -- ad.mon.i.to.ry \ad-'ma_:n-*-.to_-r-e_-\ adj
956 @ad nau.se.am \ad-'no_.-ze_--*m\ adv : to a sickening length or
957 degree
958 @ado \*-'du_:\ n
959 1: bustling excitement : FUSS
960 2: TROUBLE
961 @ado.be \*-'do_--be_-\ n [Sp, fr. Ar at_-t_u_-b the brick, fr. Coptic
962 to_-be brick]
963 1: sun-dried brick; also : clay for making such bricks
964 2: a structure made of adobe bricks
965 -- adobe adj
966 @ad.o.les.cence \.ad- *l-'es- *ns\ n : the process or period of
967 growth between childhood and maturity
968 -- ad.o.les.cent \- *nt\ adj or n
969 @adopt \*-'da_:pt\ vb
970 1: to take (a child of other parents) as one's own child
971 2: to take up and practice as one's own
972 3: to accept formally and put into effect
973 -- adop.tion \-'da_:p-sh*n\ n
974 @adop.tive \*-'da_:p-tiv\ adj : made or acquired by adoption
975 <adoptive father>
976 -- adop.tive.ly adv
977 @ador.able \*-'do_-r-*-b*l\ adj
978 1: worthy of adoration
979 2: extremely charming
980 -- ador.ably \-ble_-\ adv
981 @adore \*-'do_-r\ vb [L adorare, fr. L ad- to + orare to pray]
982 1: WORSHIP
983 2: to regard with reverent admiration
984 3: to be extremely fond of
985 -- ad.o.ra.tion \.ad-*-'ra_--sh*n\ n
986 @adorn \*-'do_.rn\ vb : to decorate with ornaments : BEAUTIFY
987 -- adorn.ment n
988 @adre.nal \*-'dre_-n- *l\ adj [L ad to, at + renes kidneys] : of,
989 relating to, or being a pair of endocrine organs (adrenal glands)
990 located near the kidneys that produce several hormones of which one
991 (adren.a.line \-'dren- *l-*n\ or adre.nin \-'dre_--n*n\) acts on
992 smooth muscle and raises blood pressure
993 @adrift \*-'drift\ adv (or adj)
994 1: afloat without motive power or moorings
995 2: without guidance or purpose
996 @adroit \*-'dro_.it\ adj
997 1: dexterous with one's hands
998 2: SHREWD, RESOURCEFUL
999 SYN: deft, clever, cunning, ingenious
1000 -- adroit.ly adv
1001 -- adroit.ness n
1002 @ad.sorb \ad-'so_.rb, -'zo_.rb\ vb : to take up (as molecules of
1003 gases) and hold on the surface of a solid or liquid
1004 -- ad.sorp.tion \-'so_.rp-sh*n, -'zo_.rp-\ n
1005 -- ad.sorp.tive \-'so_.rp-tiv, -'zo_.rp-\ adj
1006 @ad.u.la.tion \.aj-*-'la_--sh*n\ n : excessive or servile praise :
1007 FLATTERY
1008 @1 adult \*-'d*lt, 'ad-.*lt\ adj : fully developed and mature
1009
1010 2 adult n : one that is adult; esp : a human being after an age (as
1011 21) specified by law
1012 @adul.ter.ant \*-'d*l-t*-r*nt\ n : something used to adulterate
1013 another thing
1014 @adul.ter.ate \*-'d*l-t*-.ra_-t\ vb : to make impure by mixing in a
1015 foreign or inferior substance
1016 -- adul.ter.a.tion \-.d*l-t*-'ra_--sh*n\ n
1017 @adul.tery \*-'d*l-t(*)-re_-\ n : sexual unfaithfulness of a married
1018 person
1019 -- adul.ter.er \-t*r-*r\ n
1020 -- adul.ter.ess \-t(*-)r*s\ n
1021 -- adul.ter.ous \-t(*-)r*s\ adj
1022 @adult.hood \*-'d*lt-.hu_.d\ n : the state or time of being an adult
1023 @ad.um.brate \'ad-*m-.bra_-t\ vb
1024 1: to foreshadow vaguely : INTIMATE
1025 2: to suggest or disclose partially
1026 3: SHADE, OBSCURE
1027 -- ad.um.bra.tion \.ad-*m-'bra_--sh*n\ n
1028 @1 ad.vance \*d-'vans\ vb
1029 1: to bring or move forward
1030 2: to assist the progress of
1031 3: to promote in rank
1032 4: to make earlier in time
1033 5: PROPOSE
1034 6: to raise in rate : INCREASE
1035 7: LEND
1036 -- ad.vance.ment n
1037
1038 2 advance n
1039 1: a forward movement
1040 2: IMPROVEMENT
1041 3: a rise esp. in price or value
1042 4: OFFER
1043
1044 3 advance adj : made, sent, or furnished ahead of time
1045 @ad.van.tage \*d-'vant-ij\ n
1046 1: superiority of position
1047 2: BENEFIT, GAIN
1048 3: the first point won in tennis after deuce
1049 -- ad.van.ta.geous \.ad-.van-'ta_--j*s\ adj
1050 @ad.vent \'ad-.vent\ n
1051 1 cap: a penitential season beginning four Sundays before Christmas
1052 2: ARRIVAL; esp, cap : the coming of Christ
1053 @ad.ven.ti.tious \.ad-v*n-'tish-*s\ adj : ACCIDENTAL, INCIDENTAL
1054 -- ad.ven.ti.tious.ly adv
1055 -- ad.ven.ti.tious.ness n
1056 @1 ad.ven.ture \*d-'ven-ch*r\ n
1057 1: a risky undertaking
1058 2: a remarkable and exciting experience
1059 3: a business venture
1060 -- ad.ven.tur.ous \-'vench-(*-)r*s\ adj
1061
1062 2 adventure vb : RISK, HAZARD
1063 @ad.ven.tur.er \-'ven-ch*r-*r\ n
1064 1: a person who engages in new and risky undertakings
1065 2: a person who follows a military career for adventure or profit
1066 3: a person who tries to advance his fortunes by questionable means
1067 -- ad.ven.tur.ess \-'vench-(*-)r*s\ n
1068 @ad.ven.ture.some \-'ven-ch*r-s*m\ adj : inclined to take risks :
1069 DARING
1070 @ad.verb \'ad-.v*rb\ n : a word that typically serves as a modifier
1071 of a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
1072 -- ad.ver.bi.al \ad-'v*r-be_--*l\ adj
1073 -- ad.ver.bi.al.ly adv
1074 @ad.ver.sary \'ad-v*(r)-.ser-e_-\ n : FOE
1075 @ad.ver.sa.tive \*d-'v*r-s*t-iv\ adj : expressing opposition or
1076 adverse circumstance
1077 -- ad.ver.sa.tive.ly adv
1078 @ad.verse \(')ad-'v*rs\ adj
1079 1: acting against or in a contrary direction
1080 2: UNFAVORABLE
1081 -- ad.verse.ly adv
1082 @ad.ver.si.ty \ad-'v*r-s*t-e_-\ n : hard times : MISFORTUNE
1083 @ad.vert \ad-'v*rt\ vb : REFER
1084 @ad.ver.tise \'ad-v*r-.ti_-z\ vb
1085 1: INFORM, NOTIFY
1086 2: to call public attention to esp. in order to arouse a desire to
1087 purchase
1088 -- ad.ver.tis.er n
1089 @ad.ver.tise.ment \.ad-v*r-'ti_-z-m*nt, ad-'v*rt-*z-\ n
1090 1: the act of advertising
1091 2: a public notice intended to advertise something
1092 @ad.ver.tis.ing \'ad-v*r-.ti_--zin_e\ n : the business of preparing
1093 advertisements
1094 @ad.vice \*d-'vi_-s\ n
1095 1: recommendation with regard to a course of action : COUNSEL
1096 2: INFORMATION, REPORT
1097 @ad.vis.able \*d-'vi_--z*-b*l\ adj : proper to be done : EXPEDIENT
1098 -- ad.vis.abil.i.ty \-.vi_--z*-'bil-*t-e_-\ n
1099 @ad.vise \*d-'vi_-z\ vb
1100 1: to give advice to : COUNSEL
1101 2: INFORM, NOTIFY
1102 3: CONSULT, CONFER
1103 -- ad.vi.ser or ad.vi.sor n
1104 @ad.vise.ment \*d-'vi_-z-m*nt\ n : careful consideration
1105 @ad.vi.so.ry \*d-'vi_-z-(*-)re_-\ adj
1106 1: having or exercising power to advise
1107 2: containing advice
1108 @ad.vo.cate \'ad-v*-k*t, -.ka_-t\ n
1109 1: one who pleads another's cause
1110 2: one who argues or pleads for a cause or proposal
1111 -- ad.vo.ca.cy \-v*-k*-se_-\ n
1112 @adz or adze \'adz\ n : a cutting tool that has a curved blade set at
1113 right angles to the handle and is used in shaping wood
1114 @ae.gis \'e_--j*s\ n
1115 1: SHIELD, PROTECTION
1116 2: PATRONAGE, SPONSORSHIP
1117 @ae.o.li.an harp \e-.o_--le_--*n-\ n : a box having stretched strings
1118 that produce varying musical sounds when the wind blows on them
1119 @ae.on \'e_--*n, 'e_--.a_:n\ n : an indefinitely long time : AGE
1120 @aer.ate \'a(-*)r-.a_-t\ vb
1121 1: to supply (blood) with oxygen by respiration
1122 2: to supply or impregnate with air
1123 3: to combine or charge with gas
1124 -- aer.a.tion \.a(-*)r-'a_--sh*n\ n
1125 @1 aer.i.al \'ar-e_--*l, a_--'ir-e_--*l\ adj
1126 1: inhabiting, produced by, or done in the air
1127 2: AIRY
1128 3: of or relating to aircraft
1129
1130 2 aer.i.al \'ar-e_--*l\ n : a radio or television antenna
1131 @aer.i.al.ist \'ar-e_--*-l*st\ n : a performer of feats above the
1132 ground esp. on a flying trapeze
1133 @aer.ie \'a(*)r-e_-, 'i(*)r-e_-\ n : a highly placed nest (as of an
1134 eagle)
1135 @aero \'a(*)r-o_-\ adj
1136 1: of or relating to aircraft
1137 2: designated for aerial use
1138 @aer.o.bic \.a(-*)r-'o_--bik\ adj : living or active only in the
1139 presence of oxygen <aerobic bacteria>
1140 -- aer.obe \'a(-*)r-.o_-b\ n
1141 @aer.o.drome \'ar-*-.dro_-m\ n, Brit : AIRFIELD, AIRPORT
1142 @aer.o.naut \'ar-*-.no_.t\ n : one who operates or travels in an
1143 airship or balloon
1144 @aer.o.nau.tics \.ar-*-'no_.t-iks\ n : a science dealing with the
1145 operation of aircraft or with their design and manufacture
1146 -- aer.o.nau.ti.c or aer.o.nau.ti.cal adj
1147 @aero.plane \'ar-*-.pla_-n\ n, chiefly Brit var of AIRPLANE
1148 @aer.o.sol \'ar-*-.so_.l, -.sa_:l\ n : a suspension of fine solid or
1149 liquid particles in a gas; esp : a substance (as an insecticide,
1150 medicine, or cosmetic) in a liquid sprayed from the valve of a
1151 special container
1152 @aero.space \'ar-*-.spa_-s\ n : the earth's atmosphere and the space
1153 beyond
1154 @aery \'a(*)r-e_-\ adj : having an aerial quality : ETHEREAL
1155 @aes.thete \'es-.the_-t\ n : a person having or affecting sensitivity
1156 to beauty esp. in art
1157 @aes.thet.ic \es-'thet-ik\ adj
1158 1: of or relating to aesthetics : ARTISTIC
1159 2: appreciative of the beautiful
1160 -- aes.thet.i.cal.ly adv
1161 @aes.thet.ics \-'thet-iks\ n : a branch of philosophy dealing with
1162 beauty and the beautiful
1163 @aes.ti.vate \'es-t*-.va_-t\ vb : to pass the summer in a state of
1164 torpor
1165 -- aes.ti.va.tion \.es-t*-'va_--sh*n\ n
1166 @afar \*-'fa_:r\ adv : from, at, or to a great distance
1167 @af.fa.ble \'af-*-b*l\ adj : courteous and agreeable in conversation
1168 -- af.fa.bil.i.ty \.af-*-'bil-*t-e_-\ n
1169 -- af.fa.bly \'af-*-ble_-\ adv
1170 @af.fair \*-'fa*r\ n
1171 1: something that relates to or involves one : CONCERN
1172 2: a romantic or sexual attachment of limited duration
1173 @1 af.fect \*-'fekt, a-\ vb
1174 1: to be fond of using or wearing
1175 2: SIMULATE, ASSUME, PRETEND
1176
1177 2 affect vb : to produce an effect on : INFLUENCE, IMPRESS
1178 @af.fec.ta.tion \.af-.ek-'ta_--sh*n\ n : an attitude or mode of
1179 behavior assumed by a person in an effort to impress others
1180 @af.fect.ed adj
1181 1: pretending to some trait which is not natural
1182 2: artificially assumed to impress others <affected mannerisms>
1183 -- af.fect.ed.ly adv
1184 @af.fect.ing adj : arousing pity, sympathy, or sorrow <an affecting
1185 story>
1186 -- af.fect.ing.ly adv
1187 @1 af.fec.tion \*-'fek-sh*n\ n : tender attachment : LOVE
1188 -- af.fec.tion.ate \-sh(*-)n*t\ adj
1189 -- af.fec.tion.ate.ly adv
1190
1191 2 affection n : DISEASE, DISORDER <an affection of the brain>
1192 @af.fer.ent \'af-*-r*nt\ adj : bearing or conducting inward toward a
1193 more central part <afferent nerves>
1194 @af.fi.ance \*-'fi_--*ns\ vb : BETROTH, ENGAGE
1195 @af.fi.da.vit \.af-*-'da_--v*t\ n : a sworn statement in writing
1196 @1 af.fil.i.ate \*-'fil-e_--.a_-t\ vb : to associate as a member or
1197 branch
1198 -- af.fil.i.a.tion \-.fil-e_--'a_--sh*n\ n
1199
1200 2 af.fil.i.ate \-'fil-e_--*t\ n : an affiliated person or
1201 organization
1202 @af.fin.i.ty \*-'fin-*t-e_-\ n
1203 1: KINSHIP, RELATIONSHIP
1204 2: attractive force : ATTRACTION, SYMPATHY
1205 @af.firm \*-'f*rm\ vb
1206 1: CONFIRM, RATIFY
1207 2: to assert positively
1208 SYN: aver, avow, avouch, declare, assert
1209 -- af.fir.ma.tion \.af-*r-'ma_--sh*n\ n
1210 @1 af.fir.ma.tive \*-'f*r-m*t-iv\ adj : asserting that the fact is so
1211 : POSITIVE
1212
1213 2 affirmative n
1214 1: an expression of affirmation or assent
1215 2: the side that upholds the proposition stated in a debate
1216 @1 af.fix \*-'fiks\ vb : ATTACH, FASTEN, ADD
1217
1218 2 af.fix \'af-.iks\ n : one or more sounds or letters attached to the
1219 beginning or end of a word and serving to produce a derivative word
1220 or an inflectional form
1221 @af.fla.tus \*-'fla_-t-*s\ n : divine inspiration
1222 @af.flict \*-'flikt\ vb : to cause pain and distress to : trouble
1223 grievously
1224 SYN: try, torment, torture
1225 -- af.flic.tion \-'flik-sh*n\ n
1226 @af.flic.tive \-'flik-tiv\ adj : causing affliction : DISTRESSING
1227 -- af.flic.tive.ly adv
1228 @af.flu.ence \'af-.lu_:-*ns\ n : abundant supply; also : WEALTH,
1229 RICHES
1230 -- af.flu.ent \-*nt\ adj
1231 @af.ford \*-'fo_-rd\ vb
1232 1: to manage to bear or bear the cost of without serious harm or
1233 loss
1234 2: PROVIDE, FURNISH
1235 @af.fray \*-'fra_-\ n : FIGHT, FRAY
1236 @af.fright \*-'fri_-t\ vb : FRIGHTEN, ALARM
1237 -- affright n
1238 @af.front \*-'fr*nt\ vb
1239 1: INSULT
1240 2: CONFRONT
1241 -- affront n
1242 @af.ghan \'af-.gan, -g*n\ n : a blanket or shawl of colored wool
1243 knitted or crocheted in sections
1244 @af.ghani \af-'gan-e_-\ n -- see MONEY table
1245 @afi.cio.na.do \*-.fis-e_--*-'na_:d-o_-, -.fish-*-'na_:d-\ n :
1246 DEVOTEE, FAN
1247 @afield \*-'fe_-ld\ adv
1248 1: to, in, or on the field
1249 2: away from home
1250 3: out of the way : ASTRAY
1251 @afire \*-'fi_-(*)r\ adj : being on fire : BURNING
1252 @aflame \*-'fla_-m\ adj : FLAMING
1253 @afloat \*-'flo_-t\ adv (or adj)
1254 1: being on board ship
1255 2: FLOATING, ADRIFT
1256 3: flooded with water
1257 @aflut.ter \*-'fl*t-*r\ adj
1258 1: FLUTTERING
1259 2: nervously excited
1260 @afoot \*-'fu_.t\ adv (or adj)
1261 1: on foot
1262 2: in action : in progress
1263 @afore.men.tioned \*-'fo_-r-.men-ch*nd\ adj : mentioned previously
1264 @afore.said \*-'fo_-r-.sed\ adj : said or named before
1265 @afore.thought \-.tho_.t\ adj : PREMEDITATED <with malice
1266 aforethought>
1267 @a for.ti.o.ri \.a_:-.fo_.rt-e_--'o_-r-e_-\ adv : with even greater
1268 reason
1269 @afoul \*-'fau_.l\ adj : FOULED, TANGLED
1270 @afoul of prep
1271 1: in or into collision or entanglement with
1272 2: in or into conflict with
1273 @afraid \*-'fra_-d, South also -'fre(*)d\ adj : FRIGHTENED, FEARFUL
1274 @afresh \*-'fresh\ adv : ANEW, AGAIN
1275 @Af.ri.can \'af-ri-k*n\ n
1276 1: a native or inhabitant of Africa
1277 2: NEGRO
1278 -- african adj
1279 @Af.ri.kaans \.af-ri-'ka_:ns\ n : a language developed from 17th
1280 century Dutch that is one of the official languages of the Republic
1281 of South Africa
1282 @Af.ro-Amer.i.can \.af-ro_--*-'mer-*-k*n\ adj : of or relating to
1283 Americans of African and esp. of negroid descent
1284 -- afro-american n
1285 @aft \'aft\ adv : near, toward, or in the stern of a ship or the tail
1286 of an aircraft
1287 @1 af.ter \'af-t*r\ adv : AFTERWARD, SUBSEQUENTLY
1288
1289 2 after prep
1290 1: behind in place
1291 2: later than
1292 3: intent on the seizure, mastery, or achievement of <go after an
1293 escaped prisoner> <he's after your job>
1294
1295 3 after conj : following the time when
1296
1297 4 after adj
1298 1: LATER
1299 2: located toward the rear
1300 @af.ter.birth \'af-t*r-.b*rth\ n : structures and membranes expelled
1301 from the uterus after the birth of young
1302 @af.ter.care \-.ke*r\ n : the care, nursing, or treatment of a
1303 convalescent patient
1304 @af.ter.deck \-.dek\ n : the rear half of the deck of a ship
1305 @af.ter.ef.fect \-*-.fekt\ n
1306 1: an effect that follows its cause after some time has passed
1307 2: a secondary effect coming on after the first or immediate effect
1308 has subsided <a medicine with no noticeable aftereffect>
1309 @af.ter.glow \-.glo_-\ n : a glow remaining (as in the sky after
1310 sunset) where a light has disappeared
1311 @af.ter.life \-.li_-f\ n : an existence after death
1312 @af.ter.math \'af-t*r-.math\ n
1313 1: a second-growth crop esp. of hay
1314 2: CONSEQUENCES, EFFECTS
1315 SYN: sequel, result, outcome
1316 @af.ter.noon \.af-t*r-'nu_:n\ n : the time between noon and evening
1317 @af.ter.taste \-.ta_-st\ n : a sensation (as of flavor) continuing
1318 after the stimulus causing it has ended
1319 @af.ter.thought \'af-t*r-.tho_.t\ n : a later thought; also :
1320 something thought of later
1321 @af.ter.ward \'af-t*(r)-w*rd\ or af.ter.wards \-w*rdz\ adv : at a
1322 later time
1323 @again \*-'gen\ adv
1324 1: once more : ANEW
1325 2: on the other hand
1326 3: FURTHER, MOREOVER
1327 4: in addition
1328 @against \*-'genst\ prep
1329 1: directly opposite to : FACING
1330 2: in opposition to
1331 3: as defense from
1332 4: so as to touch or strike <threw him against the wall; also :
1333 TOUCHING
1334 @1 agape \*-'ga_-p\ adj : having the mouth open in wonder or surprise
1335
1336 2 aga.pe \a_:-'ga_:p-a_-, 'a_:g-*-.pa_-\ n : self-giving loyal
1337 concern that freely accepts another and seeks his good
1338 @ag.ate \'ag-*t\ n
1339 1: a striped or clouded quartz
1340 2: a child's marble of agate or of glass resembling agate
1341 @aga.ve \*-'ga_:v-e_-\ n : any of several spiny-leaved plants related
1342 to the amaryllis
1343 @1 age \'a_-j\ n
1344 1: the length of time during which a being or thing has lived or
1345 existed
1346 2: the time of life at which some particular qualification is
1347 achieved; esp : MAJORITY
1348 3: the latter part of life
1349 4: the quality of being old
1350 5: a long time
1351 6: a period in history
1352
1353 2 age vb
1354 1: to grow old or cause to grow old
1355 2: to become or cause to become mature or mellow
1356 @-age \ij\ n suffix
1357 1: aggregate : collection <trackage>
1358 2: action : process <haulage cumulative result of <breakage rate of
1359 <dosage>
1360 3: house or place of <orphanage>
1361 4: state : rank <vassalage>
1362 5: fee : charge <postage>
1363 @aged \'a_--j*d for 1, 'a_-jd for 2\ adj
1364 1: of advanced age
1365 2: having attained a specified age <a man aged forty years>
1366 @age.less \'a_-j-l*s\ adj
1367 1: not growing old or showing the effects of age
1368 2: TIMELESS, ETERNAL <an ageless story>
1369 @agen.cy \'a_--j*n-se_-\ n
1370 1: one through which something is accomplished : INSTRUMENTALITY
1371 2: the office or function of an agent
1372 3: an establishment doing business for another
1373 4: an administrative division of a government
1374 SYN: means, medium
1375 @agen.da \*-'jen-d*\ n : a list of things to be done : PROGRAM
1376 @agent \'a_--j*nt\ n
1377 1: one that acts
1378 2: MEANS, INSTRUMENT
1379 3: a person acting or doing business for another
1380 SYN: attorney, deputy, proxy
1381 @age-old \'a_-j-'o_-ld\ adj : having existed for ages : ANCIENT
1382 @ag.glom.er.ate \*-'gla_:m-*-.ra_-t\ vb : to gather into a mass :
1383 CLUSTER
1384 -- ag.glom.er.a.tion \-.gla_:m-*-'ra_--sh*n\ n
1385 @ag.glu.ti.nate \*-'glu_:t- *n-.a_-t\ vb : to cause to adhere :
1386 gather into a group or mass
1387 -- ag.glu.ti.na.tion \-.glu_:t- *n-'a_--sh*n\ n
1388 @ag.gran.dize \*-'gran-.di_-z, 'ag-r*n-\ vb : to make great or
1389 greater
1390 -- ag.gran.dize.ment \*-'gran-d*z-m*nt, -.di_-z-;
1391 .ag-r*n-'di_-z-m*nt\ n
1392 @ag.gra.vate \'ag-r*-.va_-t\ vb
1393 1: to make more severe : INTENSIFY
1394 2: IRRITATE
1395 -- ag.gra.va.tion \.ag-r*-'va_--sh*n\ n
1396 @1 ag.gre.gate \'ag-ri-g*t\ adj : formed by the gathering of units
1397 into one mass
1398
1399 2 ag.gre.gate \-.ga_-t\ vb : to collect into one mass
1400
1401 3 ag.gre.gate \-g*t\ n : a mass or body of units or parts somewhat
1402 loosely associated with one another; also : the whole amount
1403 @ag.gre.ga.tion \.ag-ri-'ga_--sh*n\ n
1404 1: the collecting of units or parts into a mass or whole
1405 2: a group, body, or mass composed of many distinct parts :
1406 ASSEMBLAGE
1407 @ag.gres.sion \*-'gresh-*n\ n
1408 1: an unprovoked attack
1409 2: the practice of making attacks
1410 -- ag.gres.sive \-'gres-iv\ adj
1411 -- ag.gres.sive.ly adv
1412 -- ag.gres.sive.ness n
1413 -- ag.gres.sor \-'gres-*r\ n
1414 @ag.grieve \*-'gre_-v\ vb
1415 1: to cause grief to
1416 2: to inflict injury on : WRONG
1417 @aghast \*-'gast\ adj : struck with amazement or horror
1418 @ag.ile \'aj-*l\ adj : able to move quickly and easily : NIMBLE
1419 -- agil.i.ty \*-'jil-*t-e_-\ n
1420 @ag.i.tate \'aj-*-.ta_-t\ vb
1421 1: to move with an irregular rapid motion
1422 2: to stir up : EXCITE
1423 3: to discuss earnestly
1424 4: to attempt to arouse public feeling
1425 -- ag.i.ta.tion \.aj-*-'ta_--sh*n\ n
1426 -- ag.i.ta.tor \'aj-*-.ta_-t-*r\ n
1427 @agleam \*-'gle_-m\ adj : GLEAMING
1428 @aglit.ter \*-'glit-*r\ adj : GLITTERING
1429 @aglow \*-'glo_-\ adj : GLOWING
1430 @ag.nos.tic \ag-'na_:s-tik\ adj [Gk agno_-stos unknown, unknowable,
1431 fr. a- un + gigno_-skein to know] : of or relating to the belief
1432 that the existence of any ultimate reality (as God) is unknown and
1433 prob. unknowable
1434 -- agnostic n
1435 -- ag.nos.ti.cism \-'na_:s-t*-.siz-*m\ n
1436 @ago \*-'go_-\ adj (or adv) : earlier than the present time
1437 @agog \*-'ga_:g\ adj : full of excitement : EAGER
1438 @ag.o.nize \'ag-*-.ni_-z\ vb : to suffer or cause to suffer agony
1439 -- ag.o.niz.ing.ly adv
1440 @ag.o.ny \'ag-*-ne_-\ n : extreme pain of mind or body
1441 SYN: suffering, distress
1442 @ago.ra \.a_:g-*-'ra_:\ n, pl ago.rot \-'ro_-t\ -- see MONEY table
1443 @ag.o.ra.pho.bia \.ag-*-r*-'fo_--be_--*\ n : abnormal fear of being
1444 in open spaces
1445 -- ag.o.ra.pho.bic \-'fo_--bik, -'fa_:b-ik\ adj
1446 @agrar.i.an \*-'grer-e_--*n\ adj
1447 1: of or relating to land or its ownership <agrarian reforms>
1448 2: of or relating to farmers or farming interests
1449 @agree \*-'gre_-\ vb
1450 1: ADMIT, CONCEDE
1451 2: to settle by common consent
1452 3: to express agreement or approval
1453 4: to be in harmony
1454 5: to be similar : CORRESPOND
1455 6: to be fitting or healthful : SUIT <the climate agree with him>
1456 @agree.able adj
1457 1: PLEASING, PLEASANT
1458 2: ready to consent
1459 3: SUITABLE
1460 -- agree.able.ness n
1461 -- agree.ably adv
1462 @agree.ment n
1463 1: harmony of opinion or action
1464 2: mutual understanding or arrangement; also : a document
1465 containing such an arrangement
1466 @ag.ri.cul.ture \'ag-ri-.k*l-ch*r\ n : FARMING, HUSBANDRY
1467 -- ag.ri.cul.tur.al \.ag-ri-'k*lch(-*)-r*l\ adj
1468 -- ag.ri.cul.tur.ist \-r*st\ n
1469 @aground \*-'grau_.nd\ adv (or adj) : with the bottom lodged on the
1470 ground : STRANDED
1471 @ague \'a_--gyu_:\ n : a fever with recurrent chills and sweating;
1472 esp : MALARIA
1473 @ahead \*-'hed\ adv (or adj)
1474 1: in or toward the front
1475 2: into or for the future <plan ahead>
1476 3: in or toward a more advantageous position
1477 @ahead of prep
1478 1: in front or advance of
1479 2: in excess of : ABOVE
1480 @ahoy \*-'ho_.i\ interj -- used in hailing <ship ahoy>
1481 @1 aid \'a_-d\ vb : to provide with what is useful in achieving an
1482 end : ASSIST
1483
1484 2 aid n
1485 1: ASSISTANCE
1486 2: ASSISTANT
1487 @aide \'a_-d\ n : a person who acts as an assistant; esp : a military
1488 officer assisting a superior
1489 @aide-de-camp \.a_-d-di-'kamp, -'ka_: n\ n, pl aides-de-camp
1490 \.a_-dz-di-\ : AIDE
1491 @ai.grette \a_--'gret, 'a_--.gret\ n : a plume or decorative tuft for
1492 the head
1493 @ail \'a_-l\ vb
1494 1: to be the matter with : TROUBLE
1495 2: to be unwell
1496 @ai.le.ron \'a_--l*-.ra_:n\ n : a movable part of an airplane wing or
1497 of an airfoil external to the wing
1498 @ail.ment \'a_-l-m*nt\ n : a bodily disorder
1499 @1 aim \'a_-m\ vb
1500 1: to point (a weapon) toward some object
1501 2: to direct one's efforts : ASPIRE
1502 3: to direct to or toward a specified object or goal
1503
1504 2 aim n
1505 1: the direction of a weapon
1506 2: OBJECT, PURPOSE
1507 @aim.less \-l*s\ adj : lacking purpose : RANDOM
1508 -- aim.less.ly adv
1509 @1 air \'a*r\ n
1510 1: the gaseous mixture surrounding the earth
1511 2: a light breeze
1512 3: compressed air <air sprayer>
1513 4: AIRCRAFT <air patrol>
1514 5: AVIATION <air safety>
1515 6: the medium of transmission of radio waves; also : RADIO,
1516 TELEVISION
1517 7: the outward appearance of a person or thing : MANNER
1518 8: an artificial manner <put on air>
1519 9: MELODY, TUNE
1520
1521 2 air vb
1522 1: to expose to the air
1523 2: to expose to public view
1524 @air.borne \-.bo_-rn\ adj : supported or transported by air
1525 @air.brush \-.br*sh\ n : a device for applying a fine spray (as of
1526 paint) by compressed air
1527 @air conditioning n : the process of washing and controlling the
1528 temperature and humidity of air before it enters a room
1529 -- air-con.di.tioned \.a*r-k*n-'dish-*nd\ adj
1530 @air.craft \'a*r-.kraft\ n : a weight-carrying machine (as an
1531 airplane, glider, helicopter, or balloon) for navigation of the air
1532 @air.drome \-.dro_-m\ n : AIRPORT
1533 @air.drop \-.dra_:p\ n : delivery of cargo or personnel by parachute
1534 from an airplane in flight
1535 -- air-drop vb
1536 @air.field \-.fe_-ld\ n
1537 1: the landing field of an airport
1538 2: AIRPORT
1539 @air.foil \-.fo_.il\ n : an airplane surface (as a wing or rudder)
1540 designed to produce reaction from the air
1541 @air force n : the military organization of a nation for air warfare
1542 @air gun n
1543 1: a pistol-shaped hand tool that works by compressed air
1544 2: AIRBRUSH
1545 @air.lift \'a*r-.lift\ n : a supply line operated by aircraft
1546 -- airlift vb
1547 @air line n
1548 1: a straight line air.line
1549 2: a system of transportation by aircraft; also : a company
1550 operating such a system
1551 @air.lin.er \'a*r-.li_--n*r\ n : a large passenger airplane operating
1552 over an airline
1553 @air.mail \'a*r-.ma_-l\ n : the system of transporting mail by
1554 airplane; also : mail transported by air
1555 -- airmail vb
1556 @air.man \-m*n\ n
1557 1: an enlisted man in the air force in one of the four ranks next
1558 below a staff sergeant
1559 2: AVIATOR
1560 @air-mind.ed \-'mi_-n-d*d\ adj : interested in aviation or in air
1561 travel
1562 @air.plane \-.pla_-n\ n : a fixed-wing aircraft heavier than air that
1563 is driven by a propeller or by a rearward jet and supported by the
1564 reaction of the air against its wings
1565 @air.port \-.po_-rt\ n : a place maintained for the landing and
1566 takeoff of airplanes and for receiving and discharging passengers
1567 and cargo
1568 @air.post \-.po_-st\ n : AIRMAIL
1569 @air.ship \-.ship\ n : an aircraft lighter than air that is borne in
1570 the air by a gas-filled container and has an engine, propeller, and
1571 rudder
1572 @air.sick \-.sik\ adj : affected with motion sickness associated with
1573 flying
1574 -- air-sick.ness n
1575 @air space \-.spa_-s\ n : the space lying above a nation and coming
1576 under its jurisdiction
1577 @air.speed \-.spe_-d\ n : the speed of an airplane with relation to
1578 the air as distinguished from its speed relative to the earth
1579 @air.strip \-.strip\ n : a runway without normal airport facilities
1580 @air.tight \-'ti_-t\ adj
1581 1: so tightly sealed that no air can enter or escape
1582 2: leaving no opening for attack
1583 @air.wave \-.wa_-v\ n : the medium of radio and television
1584 transmission -- usu. used in pl.
1585 @air.way \-.wa_-\ n
1586 1: a regular route for airplanes
1587 2: AIRLINE
1588 @air.wor.thy \-.w*r-t_eh_ee_-\ adj : fit or safe for operation in the
1589 air <a very airworthy plane>
1590 -- air.wor.thi.ness n
1591 @airy \'a(*)r-e_-\ adj
1592 1: LOFTY
1593 2: lacking in reality : EMPTY
1594 3: DELICATE
1595 4: BREEZY
1596 @aisle \'i_-l\ n
1597 1: the side of a church nave separated by piers from the nave
1598 proper
1599 2: a passage between sections of seats
1600 @ajar \*-'ja_:r\ adv (or adj) : partly open <the door was ajar>
1601 @akim.bo \*-'kim-bo_-\ adv (or adj) : with hand on hip and elbow
1602 turned outward
1603 @akin \*-'kin\ adj
1604 1: related by blood
1605 2: similar in kind
1606 @1 -al \*l\ adj suffix : of, relating to, or characterized by
1607 <directional> <fictional>
1608
1609 2 -al n suffix : action : process <rehearsal>
1610 @al.a.bas.ter \'al-*-.bas-t*r\ n : a compact fine-textured usu. white
1611 and translucent gypsum mineral often carved into objects (as vases)
1612 @a la carte \.al-*-'ka_:rt, .a_:l-\ adv (or adj) : with a separate
1613 price for each item on the menu
1614 @alac.ri.ty \*-'lak-r*t-e_-\ n : cheerful readiness : BRISKNESS
1615 @a la mode \.al-*-'mo_-d, .a_:l-\ adj
1616 1: FASHIONABLE, STYLISH
1617 2: topped with ice cream
1618 @1 alarm \*-'la_:rm\ n [MF alarme, fr. It all' arme to arms]
1619 1: a warning signal
1620 2: the terror caused by sudden danger
1621
1622 2 alarm vb
1623 1: to warn of danger
1624 2: to arouse to a sense of danger : FRIGHTEN
1625 @alarm.ist n : a person who is given to alarming others esp.
1626 needlessly
1627 @al.ba.core \'al-b*-.ko_-r\ n : any of several tunas
1628 @Al.ba.ni.an \al-'ba_--ne_--*n\ n : a native or inhabitant of Albania
1629 @al.ba.tross \'al-b*-.tro_.s, -.tra_:s\ n : a large web-footed
1630 seabird related to the petrels
1631 @al.be.it \al-'be_--*t, o_.l-\ conj : even though : ALTHOUGH
1632 @al.bi.no \al-'bi_--no_-\ n : a person or lower animal lacking
1633 coloring matter in the skin, hair, and eyes
1634 -- al.bi.nism \'al-b*-.niz-*m\ n
1635 @al.bum \'al-b*m\ n
1636 1: a book with blank pages in which to insert photographs, stamps,
1637 or autographs
1638 2: one or more phonograph records or tape recordings carrying a
1639 major musical work or a group of related selections
1640 @al.bu.men \al-'byu_:-m*n\ n
1641 1: the white of an egg
1642 2: ALBUMIN
1643 @al.bu.min \al-'byu_:-m*n\ n : any of various water-soluble proteins
1644 of blood, milk, egg white, and plant and animal tissues
1645 @al.bu.min.ous \-m*-n*s\ adj : containing or resembling albumen or
1646 albumin
1647 @al.cal.de \al-'ka_:l-de_-\ n : the chief administrative and judicial
1648 officer of a Spanish or Spanish-American town
1649 @al.ca.zar \al-'kaz-*r\ n : a Spanish fortress or palace
1650 @al.che.my \'al-k*-me_-\ n : medieval chemistry chiefly concerned
1651 with efforts to turn base metals into gold
1652 -- al.chem.i.cal \al-'kem-i-k*l\ adj
1653 -- al.che.mist \'al-k*-m*st\ n
1654 @al.co.hol \'al-k*-.ho_.l\ n
1655 1: the liquid that is the intoxicating element in fermented and
1656 distilled liquors
1657 2: any of various carbon compounds similar to alcohol
1658 3: beverages containing alcohol
1659 -- alcoholic adj
1660 @al.co.hol.ic \.al-k*-'ho_.l-ik, -'ha_:l-\ n : a person addicted to
1661 excessive use of alcoholic liquors or affected with alcoholism
1662 @al.co.hol.ism \'al-k*-.ho_.l-.iz-*m\ n : continued excessive and
1663 usu. uncontrollable use of alcoholic drinks; also : the abnormal
1664 state associated with such use
1665 @al.cove \'al-.ko_-v\ n
1666 1: a nook or small recess opening off a larger room
1667 2: a niche or arched opening (as in a wall)
1668 @al.der \'o_.l-d*r\ n : a tree or shrub related to the birches and
1669 growing in wet areas
1670 @al.der.man \'o_.l-d*r-m*n\ n : a member of a city legislative body
1671 @ale \'a_-l\ n : an alcoholic beverage brewed from malt and hops that
1672 is usu. more bitter than beer
1673 @alee \*-'le_-\ adv (or adj) : on or toward the lee
1674 @ale.house \'a_-l-.hau_.s\ n : a place where ale is sold to be drunk
1675 on the premises
1676 @alem.bic \*-'lem-bik\ n : an apparatus formerly used in distillation
1677 @1 alert \*-'l*rt\ adj
1678 1: watchful against danger
1679 2: quick to perceive and act
1680 -- alert.ly adv
1681 -- alert.ness n
1682
1683 2 alert n
1684 1: a signal given to warn of danger
1685 2: the period during which an alert is in effect
1686
1687 3 alert vb : WARN
1688 @Al.ex.an.dri.an \.al-ig-'zan-dre_--*n\ adj
1689 1: of or relating to Alexander the Great
1690 2: HELLENISTIC
1691 @al.ex.an.drine \-'zan-dr*n\ n, often cap : a line of six iambic feet
1692 @al.fal.fa \al-'fal-f*\ n : a leguminous plant widely grown for hay
1693 and forage
1694 @al.fres.co \al-'fres-ko_-\ adv (or adj) : in the open air
1695 @al.ga \'al-g*\ n, pl al.gae \'al-(.)je_-\ : any of a group of lower
1696 plants having chlorophyll but no vascular system and including
1697 seaweeds and related freshwater plants
1698 @al.ge.bra \'al-j*-br*\ n : a branch of mathematics using symbols (as
1699 letters) in calculating
1700 -- al.ge.bra.ic \.al-j*-'bra_--ik\ adj
1701 @Al.ge.ri.an \al-'jir-e_--*n\ n : a native or inhabitant of Algeria
1702 @1 ali.as \'a_--le_--*s, 'a_-l-y*s\ adv : otherwise called
1703
1704 2 alias n : an assumed name
1705 @1 al.i.bi \'al-*-.bi_-\ n
1706 1: a plea offered by an accused person of having been elsewhere
1707 than at the scene of commission of an offense
1708 2: a plausible excuse (as for failure or negligence)
1709
1710 2 alibi vb
1711 1: to offer an excuse
1712 2: to make an excuse for
1713 @1 alien \'a_--le_--*n, 'a_-l-y*n\ adj : FOREIGN
1714
1715 2 alien n : a foreign-born resident who has not been naturalized
1716 @alien.able \'a_-l-y*-n*-b*l, 'a_--le_--*-n*-\ adj : transferable to
1717 the ownership of another <alienable property>
1718 @alien.ate \-le_--*-.na_-t, -y*-.na_-t\ vb
1719 1: to transfer (property) to another
1720 2: to make hostile where previously friendship had existed :
1721 ESTRANGE
1722 -- alienation \.a_--le_--*-'na_--sh*n, .a_-l-y*-\ n
1723 @alien.ist \'a_--le_--*-n*st, 'a_-l-y*-\ n : PSYCHIATRIST; esp : one
1724 testifying in legal proceedings
1725 @1 alight \*-'li_-t\ vb alight.ed or alit \*-'lit\; alight.ing
1726 1: to get down (as from a vehicle)
1727 2: to come to rest from the air
1728 SYN: dismount, land, perch
1729
1730 2 alight adj : lighted up
1731 @align also aline \*-'li_-n\ vb
1732 1: to bring into line
1733 2: to array on the side of or against a cause
1734 -- align.ment also aline.ment n
1735 @1 alike \*-'li_-k\ adj : LIKE
1736 SYN: similar, comparable
1737
1738 2 alike adv : EQUALLY
1739 @al.i.ment \'al-*-m*nt\ n : FOOD, NUTRIMENT
1740 @al.i.men.ta.ry \.al-*-'men-t(*-)re_-\ adj : of, relating to, or
1741 functioning in nourishment or nutrition
1742 @alimentary canal n : a tube that extends from the mouth to the anus
1743 and functions in the digestion and absorption of food and the
1744 elimination of residues
1745 @al.i.mo.ny \'al-*-.mo_--ne_-\ n : an allowance paid by a man to a
1746 woman after her legal separation or divorce from him
1747 @alive \*-'li_-v\ adj
1748 1: having life : LIVING
1749 2: being in force or operation
1750 3: SENSITIVE
1751 4: ANIMATED
1752 @al.ka.li \'al-k*-.li_-\ n
1753 1: a substance (as carbonate of sodium, carbonate of potassium, or
1754 hydroxide of sodium) that has marked basic properties (as an
1755 acrid taste and the power to neutralize acids, form salts, and
1756 turn red litmus blue)
1757 2: a mixture of salts in the soil of some dry regions in such
1758 amount as to make ordinary farming impossible
1759 -- al.ka.line \-k*-l*n, -.li_-n\ adj
1760 -- al.ka.lin.i.ty \.al-k*-'lin-*t-e_-\ n
1761 @al.ka.lin.ize \'al-k*-l*-.ni_-z\ also al.ka.lize \'al-k*-.li_-z\ vb
1762 : to make alkaline
1763 @al.ka.loid \'al-k*-.lo_.id\ n : any of various usu. basic and bitter
1764 organic compounds found esp. in seed plants
1765 @al.kyd \'al-k*d\ n : any of numerous synthetic resins used for
1766 protective coatings
1767 @1 all \'o_.l\ adj
1768 1: the whole of
1769 2: the greatest possible
1770 3: every one of
1771
1772 2 all adv
1773 1: WHOLLY
1774 2: so much <all the better for it>
1775 3: for each side <the score is two all>
1776
1777 3 all pron
1778 1: every one : the whole number <all of you are welcome>
1779 2: the whole : every bit <all of the money is gone>
1780 3: EVERYTHING
1781 @Al.lah \'al-*, a_:-'la_:\ n : the supreme being of the Muslims
1782 @All-American \.o_.l-*-'mer-*-k*n\ adj
1783 1: composed wholly of American elements
1784 2: representative of the U.S. as a whole; esp : selected as the
1785 best in the U.S.
1786 @all-around \.o_.l-*-'rau_.nd\ also all-round \'o_.l-'rau_.nd\ adj :
1787 having ability in many fields : VERSATILE
1788 @al.lay \*-'la_-\ vb
1789 1: to reduce in severity
1790 2: to put at rest
1791 SYN: alleviate, lighten
1792 @al.lege \*-'lej\ vb
1793 1: to state as a fact without proof
1794 2: to bring forward as a reason or excuse
1795 -- al.le.ga.tion \.al-i-'ga_--sh*n\ n
1796 -- al.leg.ed.ly \*-'lej-*d-le_-\ adv
1797 @al.le.giance \*-'le_--j*ns\ n
1798 1: loyalty owed by a citizen to his government
1799 2: loyalty to a person or cause
1800 @al.le.go.ry \'al-*-.go_-r-e_-\ n : the expression through symbolic
1801 figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human
1802 conduct or experience
1803 -- al.le.gor.i.cal \.al-*-'go_.r-i-k*l\ adj
1804 @1 al.le.gro \*-'leg-ro_-, -'la_--gro_-\ adv (or adj) : in a brisk
1805 lively tempo -- used as a direction in music
1806
1807 2 allegro n : an allegro movement
1808 @al.le.lu.ia \.al-*-'lu_:-y*\ interj : HALLELUJAH
1809 @al.ler.gen \'al-*r-j*n\ n : something that causes allergy
1810 -- al.ler.gen.ic \.al-*r-'jen-ik\ adj
1811 @al.ler.gist \'al-*r-j*st\ n : a specialist in allergy
1812 @al.ler.gy \'al-*r-je_-\ n : exaggerated or abnormal reaction to
1813 substances, situations, or physical states harmless to most people
1814 SYN: susceptibility
1815 -- al.ler.gic \*-'l*r-jik\ adj
1816 @al.le.vi.ate \*-'le_--ve_--.a_-t\ vb : to make easier to be endured
1817 SYN: lighten, mitigate
1818 -- al.le.vi.a.tion \*-.le_--ve_--'a_--sh*n\ n
1819 @al.ley \'al-e_-\ n
1820 1: a narrow passage between buildings
1821 2: a place for bowling; esp : a hardwood lane
1822 @al.ley.way \-.wa_-\ n
1823 1: a narrow passageway
1824 2: a narrow street giving access to the rear of buildings
1825 @All.hal.lows \o_.l-'hal-o_-z\ n : ALL SAINTS' DAY
1826 @al.li.ance \*-'li_--*ns\ n : a union to promote common interests
1827 SYN: league, coalition, confederacy, federation
1828 @al.lied \*-'li_-d, 'al-.i_-d\ adj : joined in alliance
1829 @al.li.ga.tor \'al-*-.ga_-t-*r\ n [Sp el lagarto the lizard, fr. L
1830 lacertus lizard] : a large aquatic reptile related to the
1831 crocodiles but having a shorter and broader snout
1832 @al.lit.er.ate \*-'lit-*-.ra_-t\ vb
1833 1: to form an alliteration
1834 2: to arrange so as to make alliteration
1835 @al.lit.er.a.tion \*-.lit-*-'ra_--sh*n\ n : the repetition of initial
1836 sounds in adjacent words or syllables
1837 -- al.lit.er.a.tive \-'lit-*-.ra_-t-iv\ adj
1838 @al.lo.cate \'al-*-.ka_-t\ vb : ALLOT, ASSIGN
1839 -- al.lo.ca.tion \.al-*-'ka_--sh*n\ n
1840 @al.lot \*-'la_:t\ vb -lot.ted; -lot.ting : to distribute as a share
1841 or portion
1842 SYN: assign, apportion, allocate
1843 -- al.lot.ment n
1844 @all-out \'o_.l-au_.t\ adj : using maximum energy or resources <an
1845 all-out offensive>
1846 @all over adv : EVERYWHERE <looked all over for the book>
1847 @al.low \*-'lau_.\ vb
1848 1: to assign as a share <allow time for rest>
1849 2: to reckon as a deduction
1850 3: ADMIT, CONCEDE
1851 4: PERMIT
1852 5: to make allowance <allow for expansion>
1853 -- al.low.able adj
1854 @al.low.ance \-*ns\ n
1855 1: an allotted share
1856 2: money given regularly as a bounty
1857 3: the taking into account of mitigating circumstances or possible
1858 contingencies <make allowance for his youth>
1859 @al.loy \'al-.o_.i, *-'lo_.i\ n
1860 1: a substance composed of metals fused together
1861 2: an admixture of something that debases
1862 -- alloy vb
1863 @all right adv
1864 1: YES
1865 2: beyond doubt : CERTAINLY
1866 @All Saints' Day n : a church feast observed November 1 in honor of
1867 all the saints
1868 @All Souls' Day n : a day of supplication for the souls in purgatory
1869 observed in some churches
1870 @all.spice \'o_.l-.spi_-s\ n : the berry of the pimento tree; also :
1871 a spice made from it
1872 @all told adv : with everything counted : in all
1873 @al.lude \*-'lu_:d\ vb : to refer indirectly or by suggestion
1874 -- al.lu.sion \-'lu_:-zh*n\ n
1875 -- al.lu.sive \-'lu_:-siv\ adj
1876 -- al.lu.sive.ly adv
1877 -- al.lu.sive.ness n
1878 @al.lure \*-'lu_.r\ vb : to entice by charm or attraction : ATTRACT
1879 -- al.lure.ment n
1880 @al.lu.vi.um \*-'lu_:-ve_--*m\ n : soil material (as clay or gravel)
1881 deposited by running water
1882 -- al.lu.vi.al \-ve_--*l\ adj
1883 @1 al.ly \*-'li_-, 'al-.i_-\ vb [OF alier, fr. L alligare to bind to,
1884 fr. ad- to + ligare to bind] : to unite in alliance
1885
1886 2 al.ly \'al-.i_-, *-'li_-\ n : a person or state united with another
1887 in an alliance
1888 @-al.ly \(*-)le_-\ adv suffix : -LY 2 <terrifically>
1889 @al.ma ma.ter \.al-m*-'ma_:t-*r\ n : a school, college, or university
1890 that one has attended
1891 @al.ma.nac \'o_.l-m*-.nak, 'al-\ n : a calendar containing
1892 astronomical and meteorological data and often a miscellany of
1893 other information
1894 @al.mighty \o_.l-'mi_-t-e_-\ adj
1895 1 often cap: having absolute power over all <Almighty God>
1896 2: relatively unlimited in power
1897
1898 Almighty n : GOD 2
1899 @al.mond \'a_:m-*nd, 'am-; 'al-m*nd\ n : a small tree related to the
1900 peach; also : the edible nutlike kernel of its fruit
1901 @al.mo.ner \'al-m*-n*r, 'a_:m-*-\ n : an officer who distributes alms
1902 @al.most \'o_.l-.mo_-st, o_.l-'mo_-st\ adv : only a little less than
1903 : NEARLY
1904 @alms \'a_:mz\ n, pl alms [OE aelmesse, fr. LL eleemosyna, fr. Gk
1905 elee_-mosyne_- pity, alms, fr. elee_-mo_-n merciful, fr. eleos
1906 pity] : something given freely to relieve the poor
1907 @alms.house \-.hau_.s\ n, Brit : a privately financed home for the
1908 poor
1909 @al.oe \'al-o_-\ n
1910 1: any of various succulent mostly African plants related to the
1911 lilies
1912 2 pl: the dried tonic and purgative juice of the leaves of an aloe
1913 @aloft \*-'lo_.ft\ adv
1914 1: high in the air
1915 2: on or to the higher rigging of a ship
1916 @alo.ha \*-'lo_--*, a_:-'lo_-ha_:\ interj -- used to express greeting
1917 or farewell
1918 @alone \*-'lo_-n\ adj
1919 1: separated from others
1920 2: not including anyone or anything else : ONLY
1921 SYN: lonely, lonesome, lone, forlorn
1922 -- alone adv
1923 @1 along \*-'lo_.n_e\ prep
1924 1: on or near in a lengthwise direction <walk along the street>
1925 <sail along the coast>
1926 2: at a point on or during <stopped along the way>
1927
1928 2 along adv
1929 1: FORWARD, ON
1930 2: as a companion or associate <bring her along>
1931 3: all the time <knew it all along>
1932 @along.shore \*-'lo_.n_e-'sho_-r\ adv (or adj) : along the shore or
1933 coast
1934 @1 along.side \*-'lo_.n_e-.si_-d\ adv : along or by the side
1935
1936 2 alongside prep
1937 1: to, along, or at the side of <came alongside the dock> <swimming
1938 alongside the dock> <anchored alongside the dock>
1939 2: WITH <working alongside his colleagues>
1940 @alongside of prep : ALONGSIDE
1941 @aloof \*-'lu_:f\ adj : removed or distant in interest or feeling :
1942 RESERVED
1943 -- aloof.ness n
1944 @aloud \*-'lau_.d\ adv : using the voice so as to be clearly heard
1945 @alp \'alp\ n : a high mountain
1946 @al.paca \al-'pak-*\ n : a So. American mammal related to the llama;
1947 also : its wool or cloth made from this
1948 @al.pen.horn \'al-p*n-.ho_.rn\ or alp.horn \'alp-.ho_.rn\ n : a long
1949 wooden horn used by Swiss herdsmen
1950 @al.pen.stock \'al-p*n-.sta_:k\ n : a long iron-pointed staff used in
1951 mountain climbing
1952 @al.pha.bet \'al-f*-.bet, -b*t\ n : the set of letters used in
1953 writing a language arranged in a conventional order
1954 @al.pha.bet.ic \.al-f*-'bet-ik\ or al.pha.bet.i.cal \-'bet-i-k*l\ adj
1955 1: of or employing an alphabet
1956 2: arranged in the order of the letters of the alphabet
1957 -- al.pha.bet.i.cal.ly adv
1958 @al.pha.bet.ize \'al-f*-b*-.ti_-z\ vb : to arrange in alphabetic
1959 order
1960 @al.pha particle \.al-f*-\ n : a positively charged particle that is
1961 ejected at high speed in various radioactive transformations
1962 @alpha ray n : a stream of alpha particles
1963 @Al.pine \'al-.pi_-n\ adj : relating to, located in, or resembling
1964 the Alps
1965 @al.ready \o_.l-'red-e_-\ adv
1966 1: prior to a specified or implied time : PREVIOUSLY
1967 2: so soon
1968 @al.so \'o_.l-so_-\ adv : in addition : TOO
1969 @al.so-ran \-.ran\ n
1970 1: a horse or dog that finishes out of the money in a race
1971 2: a contestant that does not win
1972 @al.tar \'o_.l-t*r\ n
1973 1: a structure on which sacrifices are offered or incense is burned
1974 in worship
1975 2: a table used as a center of ritual
1976 @al.tar.piece \-.pe_-s\ n : a work of art to decorate the space above
1977 and behind the altar
1978 @al.ter \'o_.l-t*r\ vb : to make or become different : CHANGE, MODIFY
1979 -- al.ter.ation \.o_.l-t*-'ra_--sh*n\ n
1980 @al.ter.ca.tion \.o_.l-t*r-'ka_--sh*n\ n : a noisy or angry dispute
1981 @al.ter ego \.o_.l-t*r-'e_--go_-\ n : a second self; esp : a trusted
1982 friend
1983 @1 al.ter.nate \'o_.l-t*r-n*t, 'al-\ adj
1984 1: arranged or succeeding by turns
1985 2: every other
1986 -- al.ter.nate.ly adv
1987
1988 2 al.ter.nate \-.na_-t\ vb : to occur or cause to occur by turns
1989 -- al.ter.na.tion \.o_.l-t*r-'na_--sh*n, .al-\ n
1990
1991 3 al.ter.nate \'o_.l-t*r-n*t, 'al-\ n : SUBSTITUTE
1992 @alternating current n : an electric current that reverses its
1993 direction at regular short intervals
1994 @al.ter.na.tive \o_.l-'t*r-n*t-iv, al-\ adj : that may be chosen in
1995 place of something else
1996 -- alternative n
1997 @al.though also al.tho \o_.l-'t_eh_eo_-\ conj : in spite of the fact
1998 that : even though
1999 @al.tim.e.ter \al-'tim-*t-*r, 'al-t*-.me_-t-*r\ n : an instrument for
2000 measuring altitudes
2001 @al.ti.tude \'al-t*-.t(y)u_:d\ n
2002 1: vertical elevation : HEIGHT
2003 2: angular distance above the horizon
2004 @al.to \'al-to_-\ n : the lowest female voice; also : a singer or
2005 instrument having the range of such a voice
2006 @al.to.geth.er \.o_.l-t*-'get_eh_e-*r\ adv
2007 1: WHOLLY
2008 2: on the whole
2009 @al.tru.ism \'al-tru_.-.iz-*m\ n : unselfish interest in the welfare
2010 of others
2011 -- al.tru.ist \-tru_.-*st\ n
2012 -- al.tru.is.tic \.al-tru_.-'is-tik\ adj
2013 -- al.tru.is.ti.cal.ly adv
2014 @al.um \'al-*m\ n
2015 1: either of two colorless crystalline compounds cotaining aluminum
2016 that have a sweetish-sour taste and are used (as to stop
2017 bleeding) in medicine
2018 2: a colorless aluminum salt used in purifying water and in tanning
2019 and dyeing
2020 @alu.mi.na \*-'lu_:-m*-n*\ n : the oxide of aluminum occurring in
2021 nature as corundum, emery, and ruby
2022 @al.u.min.i.um \.al-y*-'min-e_--*m\ n, chiefly Brit : ALUMINUM
2023 @alu.mi.num \*-'lu_:-m*-n*m\ n : a whitish light malleable metal used
2024 in articles where lightness and strength are desirable
2025 @alum.na \*-'l*m-n*\ n, pl -nae \-(.)ne_-\ : a woman graduate or
2026 former student of a college or school
2027 @alum.nus \*-'l*m-n*s\ n, pl -ni \-.ni_-\ : a graduate or former
2028 student of a college or school
2029 @al.ways \'o_.l-we_-z, -w*z\ adv
2030 1: at all times
2031 2: FOREVER
2032 3: without exception
2033 @am, pres 1st sing of BE
2034 @amah \'a_:m-*, -a_:\ n : a female servant typically Chinese; esp :
2035 NURSE
2036 @amain \*-'ma_-n\ adv : with full force or speed
2037 @amal.gam \*-'mal-g*m\ n
2038 1: an alloy of mercury with another metal used in making dental
2039 cements and in silvering mirrors
2040 2: a compound made up of different things
2041 @amal.ga.mate \*-'mal-g*-.ma_-t\ vb : to unite into one body or
2042 organization
2043 -- amal.ga.ma.tion \-.mal-g*-'ma_--sh*n\ n
2044 @aman.u.en.sis \*-.man-y*-'wen-s*s\ n, pl -en.ses \-.se_-z\ : one
2045 employed to write from dictation or to copy what another has
2046 written : SECRETARY
2047 @am.a.ranth \'am-*-.ranth\ n
2048 1: an imaginary flower held never to fade
2049 2: any of various coarse herbs sometimes grown for their showy
2050 flowers
2051 -- am.a.ran.thine \.am-*-'ran-th*n, -.thi_-n\ adj
2052 @am.a.ryl.lis \.am-*-'ril-*s\ n : any of various mostly bulbous herbs
2053 with clustdrs of lilylike often bright-colored flowers
2054 @amass \*-'mas\ vb : to heap up : ACCUMULATE
2055 @am.a.teur \'am-*-.t*r, -*t-*r, -*-.t(y)u_.r\ n [F, fr. L amator
2056 lover, fr. amare to love]
2057 1: a person who engages in a pursuit for pleasure and not as a
2058 profession
2059 2: a person who is not expert
2060 -- am.a.teur.ish \.am-*-'t*r-ish, -'t(y)u_.r-ish\ adj
2061 -- am.a.teur.ism \'am-*-.t*r-.iz-*m, -*t-*r-, -*-.t(y)u_.r-\ n
2062 @am.a.to.ry \'am-*-.to_-r-e_-\ adj : of or expressing sexual love
2063 @amaze \*-'ma_-z\ vb : to overwhelm with wonder : ASTOUND
2064 SYN: astonish, surprise
2065 -- amaze.ment n
2066 -- amaz.ing.ly adv
2067 @am.a.zon \'am-*-.za_:n, -z*n\ n
2068 1 cap: a member of a race of female warriors repeatedly warring
2069 with the ancient Greeks of mythology
2070 2: a tall strong masculine woman
2071 -- am.a.zo.ni.an \.am-*-'zo_--ne_--*n\ adj, often cap
2072 @am.bas.sa.dor \am-'bas-*d-*r\ n : a person accredited to a foreign
2073 government as an official representative of his own government
2074 -- am.bas.sa.dor.ship \-.ship\ n
2075 @am.ber \'am-b*r\ n : a yellowish fossil resin used esp. for
2076 ornamental objects; also : the color of this resin
2077 @am.ber.gris \'am-b*r-.gris, -.gre_-s\ n : a waxy substance from the
2078 sperm whale used in making perfumes
2079 @am.bi.dex.trous \.am-bi-'dek-str*s\ adj : using both hands with
2080 equal ease
2081 -- am.bi.dex.trous.ly adv
2082 @am.bi.ence \a_: n-bya_: ns, 'am-be_--*ns\ n : a surrounding or
2083 pervading atmosphere
2084 @am.bi.ent \'am-be_--*nt\ adj : SURROUNDING
2085 @am.big.u.ous \am-)big-y*-w*s\ adj : capable of being understood in
2086 more than one way
2087 -- am.bi.gu.i.ty \.am-b*-'gyu_:-*t-e_-\ n
2088 @am.bi.tion \am-'bish-*n\ n : eager desire for success, honor, or
2089 power
2090 @am.bi.tious \am-'bish-*s\ adj : characterized by ambition
2091 -- am.bi.tious.ly adv
2092 @am.biv.a.lence \am-'biv-*-l*ns\ n : simultaneous attraction toward
2093 and repulsion from a person, object, or action
2094 -- am.biv.a.lent \-l*nt\ adj
2095 @1 amble \'am-b*l\ vb : to go at an amble : SAUNTER
2096
2097 2 amble n : an easy gait esp. of a horse
2098 @am.bro.sia \am-'bro_--zh(e_--)*\ n : the food of the Greek and Roman
2099 gods
2100 -- am.bro.sial \-zh(e_--)*l\ adj
2101 @am.bu.lance \'am-by*-l*ns\ n : a vehicle equipped for carrying the
2102 injured or sick
2103 @am.bu.lant adj : moving about : AMBULATORY
2104 @1 am.bu.la.to.ry \'am-by*-l*-.to_-r-e_-\ adj
2105 1: of, relating to, or adapted to walking
2106 2: able to walk about
2107
2108 2 ambulatory n : a sheltered place (as a cloister) for walking
2109 @am.bus.cade \'am-b*-.ska_-d\ n : AMBUSH
2110 @am.bush \'am-.bu_.sh\ n : a trap by which concealed persons attack
2111 an enemy by surprise
2112 -- ambush vb
2113 @ame.ba, var of AMOEBA
2114 @ame.bic, var of AMOEBIC
2115 @ame.lio.rate \*-'me_-l-y*-.ra_-t\ vb : to make or grow better :
2116 IMPROVE
2117 -- ame.lio.ra.tion \-.me_-l-y*-'ra_--sh*n\ n
2118 @amen \(')a_--'men, (')a_:-\ interj -- used esp. at the end of
2119 prayers to express solemn ratification or approval
2120 @ame.na.ble \*-'me_--n*-b*l, -'men-*-\ adj
2121 1: ANSWERABLE
2122 2: easily managed : TRACTABLE
2123 @amend \*-'mend\ vb
2124 1: to change for the better : IMPROVE
2125 2: to alter formally in phraseology
2126 @amend.ment \*-'men(d)-m*nt\ n
2127 1: correction of faults
2128 2: the process of amending a parliamentary motion or a
2129 constitution; also : the alteration so proposed or made
2130 @amends \*-'men(d)z\ n, sing or pl : compensation for injury or loss
2131 @amen.i.ty \*-'men-*t-e_-, -'me_--n*t-\ n
2132 1: AGREEABLENESS
2133 2: something conducing to comfort or convenience
2134 3 pl: the conventions observed in social intercourse
2135 @amerce \*-'m*rs\ vb
2136 1: to penalize by a fine determined by the court
2137 2: PUNISH
2138 -- amerce.ment n
2139 @Amer.i.can \*-'mer-*-k*n\ n
2140 1: a native or inhabitant of No. or So. America
2141 2: a citizen of the U.S.
2142 -- ameri.can adj
2143 -- ameri.c.ani.sm \-*-k*-.niz-*m\ n
2144 -- ameri.c.ani.zat.ion \*-.mer-*-k*-n*-'za_--sh*n\ n
2145 -- amer.i.can.ize \*-'mer-*-k*-.ni_-z\ vb, often cap
2146 @am.er.i.ci.um \.am-*-'ris(h)-e_--*m\ n : a radioactive metallic
2147 chemical element artificially produced from uranium
2148 @am.e.thyst \'am-*-th*st\ n : a gemstone consisting of clear purple
2149 or bluish violet quartz
2150 @ami.a.ble \'a_--me_--*-b*l\ adj
2151 1: AGREEABLE
2152 2: having a friendly and sociable disposition
2153 -- ami.a.bil.i.ty \.a_--me_--*-'bil-*t-e_-\ n
2154 -- ami.a.bly \'a_--me_--*-ble_-\ adv
2155 @am.i.ca.ble \'am-i-k*-b*l\ adj : FRIENDLY, PEACEABLE
2156 -- am.i.ca.bly adv
2157 @amid \*-'mid\ or amidst \-'midst\ prep : in or into the middle of :
2158 AMONG
2159 @amid.ships \-'mid-.ships\ adv : in or toward the part of a ship
2160 midway between the bow and the stern
2161 @ami.no acid \*-.me_--no_--, .am-*-.no_--\ n : any of numerous
2162 nitrogen-containing acids that include some which are the building
2163 blocks of proteins
2164 @1 amiss \*-'mis\ adv
2165 1: FAULTILY
2166 2: IMPROPERLY
2167
2168 2 amiss adj
2169 1: WRONG
2170 2: out of place
2171 @am.i.ty \'am-*t-e_-\ n : FRIENDSHIP; esp : friendly relations
2172 between nations
2173 @am.me.ter \'am-.e_-t-*r\ n : an instrument for measuring electric
2174 current in amperes
2175 @am.mo \'am-o_-\ n : AMMUNITION
2176 @am.mo.nia \*-'mo_--ny*\ n
2177 1: a colorless gaseous compound of nitrogen and hydrogen used in
2178 refrigeration and in the making of fertilizers and explosives
2179 2: a solution (ammonia water) of ammonia in water
2180 @am.mo.nite \'am-*-.ni_-t\ n : any of various ancient flat spiral
2181 fossil mollusk shells
2182 @am.mu.ni.tion \.am-y*-'nish-*n\ n
2183 1: projectiles fired from guns
2184 2: explosive items used in war
2185 3: material for use in attack or defense
2186 @am.ne.sia \am-'ne_--zh*\ n : abnormal loss of memory
2187 -- am.ne.siac \-z(h)e_--.ak\ or am.ne.sic \-'ne_--zik, -sik\ adj or
2188 n
2189 @am.nes.ty \'am-n*-ste_-\ n : an act granting a pardon to a group of
2190 individuals
2191 @amoe.ba \*-'me_--b*\ n, pl -bas or -bae \-(.)be_-\ : any of various
2192 tiny one-celled animals that lack permanent cell organs and occur
2193 esp. in water and soil
2194 -- amoe.bic \-bik\ adj
2195 @amok \*-'m*k, -'ma_:k\ or amuck adv : in a murderously frenzied
2196 manner
2197 @among \*-'m*n_e\ also amongst \-'m*n_est\ prep
2198 1: in or through the midst of
2199 2: in the number or class of
2200 3: in shares to each of
2201 4: by common action of
2202 @amon.til.la.do \*-.ma_:n-t*-'la_:d-o_-\ n : a pale dry sherry
2203 @amor.al \a_--'mo_.r-*l\ adj : neither moral nor immoral; esp : being
2204 outside the sphere to which moral judgments apply
2205 -- amor.al.ly adv
2206 @am.o.rous \'am-(*-)r*s\ adj
2207 1: inclined to love
2208 2: being in love
2209 -- am.o.rous.ly adv
2210 -- am.o.rous.ness n
2211 @amor.phous \*-'mo_.r-f*s\ adj
2212 1: SHAPELESS, FORMLESS
2213 2: not crystallized
2214 @am.or.tize \'am-*r-.ti_-z, *-'mo_.r-.ti_-z\ vb : to extinguish (as a
2215 mortgage) usu. by payment on the principal at the time of each
2216 periodic interest payment
2217 -- amor.ti.za.tion \.am-*rt-*-'za_--sh*n, *-.mo_.rt-*-\ n
2218 @1 amount \*-'mau_.nt\ vb
2219 1: to reach as a total <the bill amount to $10>
2220 2: to be equivalent
2221
2222 2 amount n
2223 1: the total number or quantity
2224 2: a principal sum plus the interest on it
2225 @amour \*-'mu_.r, a-, a_:-\ n : a love affair esp. when illicit
2226 @amour propre \.am-.u_.r-'pro_-pr *\ n : SELF-ESTEEM
2227 @am.pere \'am-.pi*r\ n : a unit of intensity of electric current
2228 equivalent to a steady current produced by one volt applied across
2229 a resistance of one ohm
2230 -- am.per.age \-p(*-)rij\ n
2231 @am.per.sand \'am-p*r-.sand\ n : a character & standing for the word
2232 and
2233 @am.phib.i.an \am-'fib-e_--*n\ n
2234 1: an amphibious organism; esp : any of a group of animals (as
2235 frogs and newts) intermediate between fishes and reptiles
2236 2: an airplane designed to take off from and land on either land or
2237 water
2238 @am.phib.i.ous \-e_--*s\ adj [Gk amphibios, fr. amphi- on both sides
2239 + bios life]
2240 1: able to live both on land and in water
2241 2: adapted for both land and water
2242 3: made by joint action of land, sea, and air forces invading from
2243 the sea; also : trained for such action <amphibious forces>
2244 @am.phi.the.ater \'am-f*-.the_--*t-*r\ n : an oval or circular
2245 building with rising tiers of seats around an arena
2246 @am.pho.ra \'am-f*-r*\ n, pl -rae \-.re_-\ or -ras : an ancient Greek
2247 jar or vase with two handles that rise almost to the level of the
2248 mouth
2249 @am.ple \'am-p*l\ adj
2250 1: LARGE, CAPACIOUS
2251 2: enough to satisfy : ABUNDANT
2252 -- am.ply \-ple_-\ adv
2253 @am.pli.fy \'am-pl*-.fi_-\ vb
2254 1: to expand by extended treatment
2255 2: to increase (voltage, current, or power) in magnitude or
2256 strength (as by the use of a vacuum tube)
2257 3: to make louder
2258 -- am.pli.fi.ca.tion \.am-pl*-f*-'ka_--sh*n\ n
2259 -- am.pli.fi.er \'am-pl*-.fi_-(-*)r\ n
2260 @am.pli.tude \'am-pl*-.t(y)u_:d\ n
2261 1: ample extent : FULLNESS
2262 2: the extent of a vibratory movement (as of a pendulum) or of an
2263 oscillation (as of the alternating current or a radio wave)
2264 @amplitude modulation n : modulation of the amplitude of a
2265 transmitting radio wave in accordance with the strength of the
2266 signal; also : a broadcasting system using such modulation
2267 @am.pul or am.poule \'am-p(y)u_:l\ n : a small sealed bulbous glass
2268 vessel used to hold a solution for hypodermic injection
2269 @am.pu.tate \'am-py*-.ta_-t\ vb : to cut off <amputate a leg>
2270 -- am.pu.ta.tion \.am-py*-'ta_--sh*n\ n
2271 @am.pu.tee \.am-py*-'te_-\ n : one who has had a limb amputated
2272 @am.u.let \'am-y*-l*t\ n : an ornament worn as a charm against evil
2273 @amuse \*-'myu_:z\ vb : to entertain in a light or playful manner :
2274 DIVERT
2275 -- amusement n
2276 @an \*n, (')an\ indefinite article : A -- used before words beginning
2277 with a vowel sound
2278 @1 -an \*n\ or -ian \(e_--)*n\ also -ean \(e_--)*n, 'e_--*n\ n suffix
2279 1: one that belongs to <American> <Bostonian> <crustacean>
2280 2: one skilled in or specializing in <phonetician>
2281
2282 2 -an or -ian also -ean adj suffix
2283 1: of or belonging to <American> <Floridian>
2284 2: characteristic of : resembling <Mozartean>
2285 @anach.ro.nism \*-'nak-r*-.niz-*m\ n
2286 1: the error of placing a person or thing in a period to which he
2287 or it does not belong
2288 2: a person or thing that is chronologically out of place
2289 -- anach.ro.nis.tic \*-.nak-r*-'nis-tik\ adj
2290 @an.a.con.da \.an-*-'ka_:n-d*\ n : a large So. American snake that
2291 crushes its prey
2292 @an.a.dem \'an-*-.dem\ n : GARLAND, CHAPLET
2293 @anaemia, var of ANEMIA
2294 @an.aer.o.bic \.an-*-'ro_--bik\ adj : living, active, or occurring in
2295 the absence of free oxygen
2296 @an.aes.the.sia, var of : ANESTHESIA
2297 @an.aes.that.ic, var of : ANESTHETIC
2298 @ana.gram \'an-*-.gram\ n : a word or phrase made by transposing the
2299 letters of another word or phrase
2300 @anal \'a_-n- *l\ adj : of, relating to, or situated near the anus
2301 @an.al.ge.sia \.an- *l-'je_--zh*\ n : insensibility to pain
2302 -- an.al.ge.sic \-'je_--zik, -sik\ adj or n
2303 @anal.o.gous \*-'nal-*-g*s\ adj : similar in one or more respects but
2304 not homologous
2305 @an.a.logue or an.a.log \'an- *l-.o_.g\ n : something that is
2306 analogous or similar to something else
2307 @anal.o.gy \-*-je_-\ n
2308 1: inference that if two or more things agree in some respects they
2309 will prob. agree in others
2310 2: a likeness in one or more ways between things otherwise unlike
2311 -- an.a.log.i.cal \.an- *l-'a_:j-i-k*l\ adj
2312 -- an.a.log.i.cal.ly adv
2313 @anal.y.sis \*-'nal-*-s*s\ n, pl -y.ses \-*-.se_-z\
2314 1: separation of a thing into the parts or elements of which it is
2315 composed
2316 2: an examination of a thing to determine its parts or elements;
2317 also : a statement showing the results of such an examination
2318 3: PSYCHOANALYSIS
2319 -- an.a.lyst \'an- *l-*st\ n
2320 -- an.a.lyt.i.c \.an- *l-'it-ik\ or an.a.lyt.i.cal adj
2321 @an.a.lyze \'an- *l-.i_-z\ vb : to make an analysis of
2322 @an.a.pest \'an-*-.pest\ n : a metrical foot of two unaccented
2323 syllables followed by one accented syllable
2324 -- an.a.pes.tic \.an-*-'pes-tik\ adj
2325 @an.ar.chism \'an-*r-.kiz-*m\ n
2326 1: the theory that all government is an evil
2327 2: TERRORISM
2328 -- an.ar.chist \-k*st\ n
2329 -- an.ar.chis.tic \.an-*r-'kis-tik\ adj
2330 @an.ar.chy \'an-*r-ke_-\ n
2331 1: a social structure without government or law and order
2332 2: utter confusion
2333 -- an.ar.chi.c \a-'na_:r-kik\ also an.ar.chi.cal \-ki-k*l\ adj
2334 @anath.e.ma \*-'nath-*-m*\ n
2335 1: a solemn curse
2336 2: a person or thing accursed; also : one intensely disliked
2337 @anath.e.ma.tize \-m*-.ti_-z\ vb : to pronounce an anathema against :
2338 CURSE
2339 @anat.o.mize \*-'nat-*-.mi_-z\ vb : to dissect so as to examine the
2340 structure and parts; also : ANALYZE
2341 @anat.o.my \*-'nat-*-me_-\ n
2342 1: a branch of science dealing with the structure of organisms
2343 2: a separating into parts for detailed study : ANALYSIS,
2344 ANATOMIZING
2345 -- an.a.tom.i.c \.an-*-'ta_:m-ik\ or an.a.tom.i.cal \-i-k*l\ adj
2346 -- anat.o.mist \*-'nat-*-m*st\ n
2347 @-ance \*ns\ n suffix
2348 1: action or process <furtherance : instance of an action or
2349 process <performance>
2350 2: quality or state : instance of a quality or state <protuberance>
2351 3: amount or degree <conductance>
2352 @an.ces.tor \'an-.ses-t*r\ n : one from whom an individual is
2353 descended
2354 -- an.ces.tress \-tr*s\ n
2355 @an.ces.try \-.ses-tre_-\ n
2356 1: line of descent : LINEAGE
2357 2: ANCESTORS
2358 -- an.ces.tral \an-'ses-tr*l\ adj
2359 @1 an.chor \'an_e-k*r\ n : a heavy metal device attached to a boat
2360 and so made that when thrown overboard it catches hold of the earth
2361 and holds the boat in place
2362
2363 2 anchor vb : to hold or become held in place by or as if by an
2364 anchor
2365 @an.chor.age \'an_e-k(*-)rij\ n : a place suitable for ships to
2366 anchor
2367 @an.cho.rite \'an_e-k*-.ri_-t\ n : one who lives in seclusion esp.
2368 for religious reasons
2369 -- an.cho.ress \-k(*-)r*s\ n
2370 @an.cho.vy \'an-.cho_--ve_-, an-'cho_--\ n : a small herringlike fish
2371 used esp. for sauces and relishes
2372 @an.cien regime \a_: ns-ya n-ra_--zhe_-m\ n
2373 1: the political and social system of France before the Revolution
2374 of 1789
2375 2: a system no longer prevailing
2376 @1 an.cient \'a_-n-sh*nt, 'a_-n_e-\ adj
2377 1: having existed for many years
2378 2: belonging to times long past; esp : belonging to the period
2379 before the Middle Ages
2380
2381 2 ancient n
2382 1: an aged person
2383 2 pl: the peoples of ancient Greece and Rome
2384 @an.cil.lary \'an-s*-.ler-e_-\ adj
2385 1: SUBORDINATE, SUBSIDIARY
2386 2: AUXILIARY, SUPPLEMENTARY
2387 @-an.cy \*n-se_-\ n suffix : quality or state <flamboyancy>
2388 @and \*n(d), (')an(d)\ conj -- used as a function word to indicate
2389 connection or addition esp. of items within the same class or type
2390 or to join words or phrases of the same grammatical rank or
2391 function
2392 @1 an.dan.te \a_:n-'da_:n-.ta_-, an-'dant-e_-\ adv (or adj) :
2393 moderately slow -- used as a direction in music
2394
2395 2 andante n : an andante movement
2396 @and.iron \'an-.di_-(-*)rn\ n : one of a pair of metal supports for
2397 firewood in a fireplace
2398 @and$134$1or conj -- used as a function word to indicate that either
2399 and or or may apply <men and$134$1or women means men and women or
2400 men or women>
2401 @an.dro.gen \'an-dr*-j*n\ n : a male sex hormone
2402 @an.ec.dote \'an-ik-.do_-t\ n : a brief story of an interesting usu.
2403 biographical incident
2404 @ane.mia \*-'ne_--me_--*\ n
2405 1: a condition in which blood is deficient in quantity, in red
2406 cells, or in hemoglobin and which is marked by pallor, weakness,
2407 and irregular heart action
2408 2: lack of vitality
2409 -- ane.mic \-mik\ adj
2410 @an.e.mom.e.ter \.an-*-'ma_:m-*t-*r\ n : an instrument for measuring
2411 the force or speed of the wind
2412 @anem.o.ne \*-'nem-*-ne_-\ n : a small herb related to the buttercups
2413 that has showy usu. white flowers
2414 @anent \*-'nent\ prep : ABOUT, CONCERNING
2415 @an.es.the.sia \.an-*s-'the_--zh*\ n : loss of bodily sensation
2416 @1 an.es.thet.ic \-'thet-ik\ adj : of, relating to, or capable of
2417 producing anesthesia
2418
2419 2 anesthetic n : an agent (as ether) that produces anesthesia
2420 -- anes.the.tist \*-'nes-th*t-*st\ n
2421 -- anes.the.tize \-th*-.ti_-z\ vb
2422 @anew \*-'n(y)u_:\ adv : over again : from a new start
2423 @an.gel \'a_-n-j*l\ n [LL angelus, fr. Gk angelos, lit., messenger]
2424 1: a spiritual being superior to man
2425 2: an attendant spirit <guardian angel>
2426 3: a winged figure of human form in art
2427 4: MESSENGER, HARBINGER
2428 5: a person held to resemble an angel
2429 -- an.gel.i.c \an-'jel-ik\ or an.gel.i.cal \-i-k*l\ adj
2430 -- an.gel.i.cal.ly adv
2431 @1 an.ger \'an_e-g*r\ n : a strong feeling of displeasure
2432 SYN: wrath, ire, rage, fury, indignation
2433
2434 2 anger vb : to make angry
2435 @an.gi.na \an-'ji_--n*\ n : a disorder (as of the heart) marked by
2436 attacks of intense pain
2437 -- an.gi.nal \-'ji_-n- *l\ adj
2438 @1 an.gle \'an_e-g*l\ n
2439 1: the figure formed by the meeting of two lines in a point
2440 2: a sharp projecting corner
2441 3: a point of view
2442
2443 2 angle vb : to turn, move, or direct at an angle
2444
2445 3 angle vb : to fish with a hook and line
2446 -- an.gler \-gl*r\ n
2447 -- an.gling \-glin_e\ n
2448 @an.gle.worm \'an_e-g*l-.w*rm\ n : EARTHWORM
2449 @An.gli.can \'an_e-gli-k*n\ n : a member of the Church of England;
2450 also : EPISCOPALIAN
2451 @an.gli.cize \'an_e-gl*-.si_-z\ vb, often cap
2452 1: to make English (as in habits, speech, character, or outlook)
2453 2: to borrow (a foreign word or phrase) into English without
2454 changing form or spelling and sometimes without changing
2455 pronunciation
2456 -- an.gli.ci.za.tion \.an_e-gl*-s*-'za_--sh*n\ n; often cap
2457 @an.glo.phile \'an_e-gl*-.fi_-l\ n, often cap : one who greatly
2458 admires England
2459 @an.glo.phobe \-.fo_-b\ n, often cap : one who is averse to England
2460 and things English
2461 @An.glo-Sax.on \.an_e-glo_--'sak-s*n\ n
2462 1: a member of any of the Germanic peoples who invaded England in
2463 the 5th century A.D.
2464 2: a member of the English people
2465 3: OLD ENGLISH
2466 -- anglo-saxon adj
2467 @an.go.ra \an_e-'go_-r-*, an-\ n
2468 1 cap: a cat, goat, or rabbit with a long silky coat
2469 2: yarn or cloth made from the hair of an Angora goat or rabbit
2470 @an.gry \'an_e-gre_-\ adj : feeling or showing anger
2471 SYN: enraged, wrathful, irate, indignant
2472 -- an.gri.ly adv
2473 @angst \'a_:n_est\ n : a feeling of anxiety : DREAD
2474 @an.guish \'an_e-gwish\ n : extreme pain or distress esp. of mind
2475 @an.guished adj : full of anguish : TORMENTED <an anguished call for
2476 help>
2477 @an.gu.lar \'an_e-gy*-l*r\ adj
2478 1: having one or more angles
2479 2: sharp-cornered
2480 3: being thin and bony
2481 -- an.gu.lar.i.ty \.an_e-gy*-'lar-*t-e_-\ n
2482 @an.hy.drous \an-'hi_--dr*s\ adj : free from water
2483 @an.i.line \'an- *l-*n\ n : an oily poisonous liquid used in making
2484 dyes, medicines and explosives
2485 @an.i.mad.vert \.an-*-.mad-'v*rt\ vb : to remark critically : express
2486 censure
2487 -- an.i.mad.ver.sion \-'v*r-zh*n\ n
2488 @1 an.i.mal \'an-*-m*l\ n
2489 1: a living being capable of feeling and voluntary motion
2490 2: a lower animal as distinguished from man; also : MAMMAL
2491
2492 2 animal adj
2493 1: of, relating to, or derived from animals
2494 2: of or relating to the physical as distinguished from the mental
2495 or spiritual
2496 SYN: carnal
2497 @an.i.mal.cule \.an-*-'mal-kyu_:l\ n : a tiny animal usu. invisible
2498 to the naked eye
2499 @an.i.mal.ism \'an-*-m*-.liz-*m\ n : SENSUALITY
2500 @1 an.i.mate \'an-*-m*t\ adj : having life
2501
2502 2 an.i.mate \-.ma_-t\ vb
2503 1: to impart life to
2504 2: to give spirit and vigor to
2505 3: to make appear to move <animate a cartoon for motion pictures>
2506 -- an.i.mat.ed adj
2507 @an.i.ma.tion \.an-*-'ma_--sh*n\ n
2508 1: LIVELINESS, VIVACITY
2509 2: an animated cartoon
2510 @an.i.mism \'an-*-.miz-*m\ n : attribution of conscious life to
2511 nature as a whole or to inanimate objects
2512 -- an.i.mist n
2513 -- an.i.mis.tic \.an-*-'mis-tik\ adj
2514 @an.i.mos.i.ty \.an-*-'ma_:s-*t-e_-\ n : ILL WILL, RESENTMENT
2515 @an.i.mus \'an-*-m*s\ n : deep-seated resentment and hostility
2516 @an.ise \'an-*s\ n : an herb related to the carrot with aromatic
2517 seeds (ani.seed \-*(s)-.se_-d\) used in flavoring
2518 @ankh \'an_ek\ n : a cross having a loop for its upper vertical arm
2519 and serving esp. in ancient Egypt as an emblem of life
2520 @an.kle \'an_e-k*l\ n : the joint or region between the foot and the
2521 leg
2522 @an.klet \'an_e-kl*t\ n
2523 1: something (as an ornament) worn around the ankle
2524 2: a short sock reaching slightly above the ankle
2525 @an.nals \'an- *lz\ n, pl
2526 1: a record of events in chronological order
2527 2: HISTORY
2528 -- an.nal.ist \- *l-*st\ n
2529 @an.neal \*-'ne_-l\ vb : to soften and toughen (as glass or steel) by
2530 subjecting to heat and then cooling
2531 @1 an.nex \*-'neks, 'an-.eks\ vb
2532 1: to attach as an addition
2533 2: to incorporate (as a territory) within a political domain
2534 -- an.nex.a.tion \.an-.ek-'sa_--sh*n\ n
2535
2536 2 an.nex \'an-.eks, -iks\ n : a subsidiary or supplementary structure
2537 <his room is in the annex to the hotel>
2538 @an.ni.hi.late \*-'ni_--*-.la_-t\ vb : to destroy completely : wipe
2539 out
2540 -- an.ni.hi.la.tion \-.ni_--*-'la_--sh*n\ n
2541 @an.ni.ver.sa.ry \.an-*-'v*rs-(*-)re_-\ n : the annual return of the
2542 date of some notable event and esp. a wedding
2543 @A.nno D.om.ini \.an-o_--'da_:m-*-ne_-, -.ni_-\ adv, often cap A --
2544 used to indicate that a time division falls within the Christian
2545 era
2546 @an.no.tate \'an-*-.ta_-t\ vb : to furnish with notes
2547 -- an.no.ta.tion \.an-*-'ta_--sh*n\ n
2548 -- an.no.ta.tor \'an-*-.ta_-t-*r\ n
2549 @an.nounce \*-'nau_.ns\ vb
2550 1: to make known publicly
2551 2: to give notice of the arrival or presence of
2552 -- an.nounce.ment n
2553 @an.nounc.er n : a person who introduces radio or television
2554 programs, reads commercials and news summaries, and gives station
2555 identification
2556 @an.noy \*-'no_.i\ vb : to disturb or irritate esp. by repeated acts
2557 : VEX
2558 SYN: irk, bother, pester, tease, harass
2559 -- an.noy.ing.ly adv
2560 @an.noy.ance \-'no_.i-*ns\ n
2561 1: the act of annoying : the state of being annoyed
2562 2: NUISANCE
2563 @1 an.nu.al \'an-y(*-w)*l\ adj
2564 1: covering the period of a year
2565 2: occurring once a year : YEARLY
2566 3: completing the life cycle in one growing season <annual plants>
2567 -- an.nu.al.ly adv
2568
2569 2 annual n
2570 1: a publication appearing once a year
2571 2: an annual plant
2572 @an.nu.i.tant \*-'n(y)u_:-*t-*nt\ n : a beneficiary of an annuity
2573 @an.nu.i.ty \*-'n(y)u_:-*t-e_-\ n : an amount payable annually; also
2574 : the right to receive such a payment
2575 @an.nul \*-'n*l\ vb -nulled; -nul.ling : to make legally void
2576 -- an.nul.ment n
2577 @an.nu.lar \'an-y*-l*r\ adj : ring-shaped
2578 @an.nun.ci.ate \*-'n*n-se_--.a_-t\ vb : ANNOUNCE
2579 -- an.nun.ci.a.tor n
2580 -- an.nun.ci.a.to.ry \-se_--*-.to_-r-e_-\ adj
2581 @an.nun.ci.a.tion \*-.n*n-se_--'a_--sh*n\ n
2582 1: the act of announcing : ANNOUNCEMENT
2583 2 cap: a church feast commemorating the announcement of the
2584 Incarnation and celebrated on March 25
2585 @an.ode \'an-.o_-d\ n
2586 1: the positive electrode of an electrolytic cell
2587 2: the negative terminal of a battery
2588 3: the electron-collecting electrode of an electron tube
2589 -- an.od.ic \a-'na_:d-ik\ adj
2590 @an.o.dyne \'an-*-.di_-n\ n : something that relieves pain : a
2591 soothing agent
2592 @anoint \*-'no_.int\ vb
2593 1: to apply oil to esp. as a sacred rite
2594 2: CONSECRATE
2595 -- anoint.ment n
2596 @anom.a.lous \*-'na_:m-*-l*s\ adj : deviating from a general rule :
2597 ABNORMAL
2598 @anom.a.ly \*-'na_:m-*-le_-\ n : something anomalous : IRREGULARITY
2599 @anon \*-'na_:n\ adv, archaic : SOON, PRESENTLY
2600 @anon.y.mous \*-'na_:n-*-m*s\ adj : of unknown or undeclared origin
2601 or authorship
2602 -- an.o.nym.i.ty \.an-*-'nim-*t-e_-\ n
2603 -- anon.y.mous.ly \*-'na_:n-*-m*s-le_-\ adv
2604 @anoph.e.les \*-'na_:f-*-.le_-z\ n : a mosquito that transmits
2605 malaria to man
2606 @1 an.oth.er \*-'n*t_eh_e-*r\ adj
2607 1: any or some other
2608 2: being one in addition : one more
2609
2610 2 another pron
2611 1: an additional one : one more
2612 2: one that is different from the first or present one
2613 @1 an.swer \'an-s*r\ n
2614 1: something spoken or written in return to or satisfying a
2615 question
2616 2: a solution of a problem
2617
2618 2 answer vb
2619 1: to speak or write in reply to
2620 2: to be responsible
2621 3: to be adequate
2622 -- an.swer.er n
2623 @an.swer.able \'ans-(*-)r*-b*l\ adj
2624 1: liable to be called to give an explanation or satisfaction :
2625 RESPONSIBLE
2626 2: capable of being refuted
2627 @ant \'ant\ n : any of various small insects related to the bees and
2628 living in communities usu. in earth or wood
2629 @ant- -- see ANTI-
2630 @1 -ant \*nt\ n suffix
2631 1: one that performs or promotes (a specified action) <coolant>
2632 <expectorant>
2633 2: thing that is acted upon (in a specified manner) <inhalant>
2634
2635 2 -ant adj suffix
2636 1: performing (a specified action) or being (in a specified
2637 condition) <propellant>
2638 2: promoting (a specified action or process) <expectorant>
2639 @ant.ac.id \ant-'as-*d\ n : a substance that counteracts acidity
2640 @an.tag.o.nism \an-'tag-*-.niz-*m\ n
2641 1: active opposition or hostility
2642 2: opposition in physiological action
2643 -- an.tag.o.nis.tic \-.tag-*-'nis-tik\ adj
2644 @an.tag.o.nist \an-'tag-*-n*st\ n : ADVERSARY, OPPONENT
2645 @an.tag.o.nize \-*-.ni_-z\ vb : to provoke the hostility of
2646 @ant.arc.tic \ant-'a_:r(k)t-ik\ adj, often cap : of or relating to
2647 the south pole or the region near it
2648 @antarctic circle n, often cap A&C : a circle of the earth parallel
2649 to its equator approximately 23o27' from the south pole
2650 @1 an.te \'ant-e_-\ n : a poker stake put up by each player before he
2651 sees his hand; also : an amount paid : PRICE
2652
2653 2 ante vb
2654 1: to put up (an ante)
2655 2: PAY
2656 @an.te.bel.lum \.ant-i-'bel-*m\ adj : existing before a war; esp :
2657 existing before the U.S. Civil War of 1861-65
2658 @an.te.ced.ent \.ant-*-'se_-d- *nt\ n
2659 1: a noun, pronoun, phrase, or clause referred to by a personal or
2660 relative pronoun
2661 2: a preceding event or cause
2662 3 pl: the significant conditions of one's earlier life
2663 4 pl: ANCESTORS
2664 -- antecedent adj
2665 @an.te.cham.ber \'ant-i-.cha_-m-b*r\ n : an outer chamber leading to
2666 another room
2667 @an.te.choir \-.kwi_-(*)r\ n : a space enclosed or reserved for the
2668 clergy and choristers at the entrance to a choir
2669 @an.te.date \-.da_-t\ vb
2670 1: to date (a paper) as of an earlier day than that on which the
2671 actual writing or signing is done
2672 2: to precede in time
2673 @an.te.di.lu.vi.an \.ant-i-d*-'lu_:-ve_--*n, -di_--\ adj
2674 1: of the period before the biblical flood
2675 2: ANTIQUATED, OBSOLETE
2676 @an.te.lope \'ant- *l-.o_-p\ n : any of various mammals related to
2677 the oxen but with smaller lighter bodies and horns that extend
2678 upward and backward
2679 @an.te me.ri.di.em \.ant-i-m*-'rid-e_--*m\ adj : being before noon
2680 @an.te.mor.tem \-'mo_.rt-*m\ adj : preceding death
2681 @an.te.na.tal \-'na_-t- *l\ adj
2682 1: of or relating to an unborn child
2683 2: occurring during pregnancy
2684 @an.ten.na \an-'ten-*\ n
2685 1 pl usu: -nae \-'ten-(.)e_-\ one of the long slender paired
2686 sensory organs on the head of an arthropod (as an insect or
2687 crab)
2688 2 pl usu: or -nas a metallic device (as a rod or wire) for sending
2689 out or receiving radio waves
2690 @an.te.pe.nult \.ant-i-'pe_--.n*lt\ n : the 3d syllable of a word
2691 counting from the end
2692 -- an.te.pen.ul.ti.mate \-pi-'n*l-t*-m*t\ adj or n
2693 @an.te.ri.or \an-'tir-e_--*r\ adj : located before in place or time
2694 SYN: preceding, previous, prior
2695 @an.te.room \'ant-i-.ru_:m, -.ru_.m\ n : a room forming the entrance
2696 to another and often used as a waiting room
2697 @an.them \'an-th*m\ n
2698 1: a sacred composition usu. sung by a church choir
2699 2: a song or hymn of praise or gladness
2700 @an.ther \'an-th*r\ n : the part of the stamen of a seed plant that
2701 contains pollen
2702 @ant.hill \'ant-.hil\ n : a mound thrown up by ants or termites in
2703 digging their nest
2704 @an.thol.o.gy \an-'tha_:l-*-je_-\ n : a collection of literary
2705 selections
2706 @an.thra.cite \'an-thr*-.si_-t\ n : a hard glossy coal that burns
2707 without much smoke
2708 @an.thrax \'an-.thraks\ n : a destructive bacterial disease of
2709 warm-blooded animals (as cattle and sheep)
2710 @an.thro.po.cen.tric \.an-thr*-p*-'sen-trik\ adj : interpreting or
2711 regarding the world in terms of human values and experiences
2712 @1 an.thro.poid \'an-thr*-.po_.id\ adj
2713 1: resembling man
2714 2: resembling an ape
2715
2716 2 anthropoid n : any of several large higher apes (as a gorilla)
2717 @an.thro.pol.o.gy \.an-thr*-'pa_:l-*-je_-\ n : a science dealing with
2718 man and esp. his origin, development, and culture
2719 -- an.thro.po.log.i.cal \-p*-'la_:j-i-k*l\ adj
2720 -- an.thro.pol.o.gist \-'pa_:l-*-j*st\ n
2721 @an.thro.po.mor.phism \.an-thr*-p*-'mo_.r-.fiz-*m\ n : the conception
2722 of God or gods as possessing human qualities
2723 -- an.thro.po.mor.phic \-fik\ adj
2724 @an.ti \'an-.ti_-, 'ant-e_-\ n : one who is opposed
2725 @an.ti- \.ant-i, -e_-; .an-.ti_-\ or ant- prefix
2726 1: opposite in kind, position, or action
2727 2: opposing : hostile toward
2728 3: counteractive
2729 4: preventive of : curative of
2730 @an.ti.bi.ot.ic \.ant-i-bi_--'a_:t-ik, .an-.ti_--, -be_-\ n : a
2731 substance produced by an organism (as a fungus or bacteria) that in
2732 dilute solution inhibits or kills harmful microorganisms
2733 -- antibiotic adj
2734 @an.ti.body \'ant-i-.ba_:d-e_-\ n : a bodily substance that
2735 specifically counteracts the effects of a disease-producing
2736 microorganism
2737 @1 an.tic \'ant-ik\ n : a ludicrous act : CAPER
2738
2739 2 antic adj
2740 1 archaic: GROTESQUE
2741 2: PLAYFUL
2742 @an.ti.christ \'ant-i-.kri_-st\ n
2743 1: one who denies or opposes Christ
2744 2: a false Christ
2745 @an.tic.i.pate \an-'tis-*-.pa_-t\ vb
2746 1: to foresee and provide for beforehand
2747 2: to look forward to
2748 -- an.tic.i.pa.tion \-.tis-*-'pa_--sh*n\ n
2749 -- an.tic.i.pa.to.ry \-'tis-*-p*-.to_-r-e_-\ adj
2750 @an.ti.cli.max \.ant-i-'kli_--.maks\ n : an event or statement esp.
2751 closing a series that is strikingly less important than what has
2752 preceded it
2753 -- an.ti.cli.mac.tic \-kli_--'mak-tik\ adj
2754 @an.ti.dote \'ant-i-.do_-t\ n : a remedy to counteract the effects of
2755 poison
2756 @an.ti.freeze \-.fre_-z\ n : a substance added to the liquid in an
2757 automobile radiator to prevent its freezing
2758 @an.ti.his.ta.mine \.ant-i-'his-t*-.me_-n\ n : any of various drugs
2759 used in treating allergies and colds
2760 @an.ti-in.tel.lec.tu.al.ism \.ant-e_--.int- *l-'ek-ch(*-w)*-.liz-*m,
2761 .an-.ti_--\ n : hostility toward or suspicion of intellectuals or
2762 intellectual traits and activities
2763 @an.ti.knock \.ant-i-'na_:k\ n : a substance that when added to the
2764 fuel of an internal-combustion engine helps to prevent knocking
2765 @an.ti.log.a.rithm \.ant-i-'lo_.g-*-.rit_eh_e-*m, .an-.ti_--,
2766 -'la_:g-\ n : the number corresponding to a given logarithm
2767 @an.ti.ma.cas.sar \.ant-i-m*-'kas-*r\ n : a cover to protect the back
2768 or arms of furniture
2769 @an.ti.mo.ny \'ant-*-.mo_--ne_-\ n : a brittle silvery white metallic
2770 chemical element used in alloys
2771 @an.ti.pas.to \.ant-i-'pas-to_-, -'pa_:s-\ n : HORS D'OEUVRE
2772 @an.tip.a.thy \an-'tip-*-the_-\ n
2773 1: settled aversion or dislike
2774 2: an object of aversion
2775 @an.ti.per.son.nel \.ant-i-.p*rs- *n-'el, .an-.ti_--\ adj : designed
2776 for use against military personnel <antipersonnel mine>
2777 @an.tiph.o.nal \an-'tif-*n- *l\ adj : performed by two alternating
2778 groups : ANSWERING
2779 -- an.tiph.o.nal.ly adv
2780 @an.tip.o.des \an-'tip-*-.de_-z\ n, pl : the parts of the earth
2781 diametrically opposite
2782 -- an.tip.o.dal \-'tip-*d- *l\ adj
2783 @an.ti.quar.i.an \.ant-*-'kwer-e_--*n\ adj
2784 1: of or relating to antiquities
2785 2: dealing in old or rare books
2786 -- an.ti.quar.i.an.ism \-.iz-*m\ n
2787 @an.ti.quary \'ant-*-.kwer-e_-\ n : a person who collects or studies
2788 antiquities
2789 @an.ti.quat.ed \'ant-*-.kwa_-t-*d\ adj : OUT-OF-DATE, OLD-FASHIONED
2790 <antiquated economic theories>
2791 @1 an.tique \an-'te_-k\ adj
2792 1: belonging to antiquity
2793 2: OLD-FASHIONED
2794 3: of a bygone style or period
2795
2796 2 antique n : an object made in a bygone period
2797 @an.tiq.ui.ty \an-'tik-w*t-e_-\ n
2798 1: ancient times
2799 2: great age
2800 3 pl: relics of ancient times
2801 4 pl: matters relating to the culture of ancient times
2802 @A.nti-Se.m.itism \.ant-i-'sem-*-.tiz-*m, .an-.ti_--\ n : hostility
2803 toward Jews as a religious or social minority
2804 -- an.ti-sem.iti.c \-s*-'mit-ik\ adj
2805 @an.ti.sep.tic \.ant-*-'sep-tik\ adj : killing or checking the growth
2806 of germs that cause decay or infection
2807 -- antiseptic n
2808 -- an.ti.sep.ti.cal.ly adv
2809 @an.ti.so.cial \.ant-i-'so_--sh*l, .an-.ti_--\ adj
2810 1: contrary or hostile to the well-being of society <crime is
2811 antisocial>
2812 2: disliking the society of others
2813 @an.tith.e.sis \an-'tith-*-s*s\ n, pl -e.ses \-*-.se_-z\
2814 1: the opposition or contrast of ideas
2815 2: the direct opposite
2816 @an.ti.tox.in \.ant-i-'ta_:k-s*n\ n
2817 1: an antibody able to neutralize a particular toxin that is formed
2818 when the toxin is introduced into the body and is produced in
2819 lower animals for use in treating human diseases (as diphtheria)
2820 @an.ti.viv.i.sec.tion.ist \.ant-i-.viv-*-'sek-sh(*-)n*st, .an-.ti_--\
2821 n : a person opposed to vivisection
2822 @ant.ler \'ant-l*r\ n : the solid usu. branched horn of deer
2823 -- ant.lered \-l*rd\ adj
2824 @ant.onym \'an-t*-.nim\ n : a word of opposite meaning
2825 @an.trum \'an-tr*m\ n, pl -tra \-tr*\ : the cavity of a hollow organ
2826 or a sinus
2827 @anus \'a_--n*s\ n : the posterior opening of the alimentary canal
2828 @an.vil \'an-v*l\ n : a heavy iron block on which metal is shaped (as
2829 by hammering)
2830 @anx.i.ety \an_e-'zi_--*t-e_-\ n : painful uneasiness of mind usu.
2831 over an anticipated ill
2832 @anx.ious \'an_ek-sh*s\ adj
2833 1: uneasy in mind : WORRIED
2834 2: earnestly wishing : EAGER
2835 -- anx.ious.ly adv
2836 @1 any \'en-e_-\ adj
2837 1: one chosen at random
2838 2: of whatever number or quantity
2839
2840 2 any pron
2841 1: any one or ones <take any of the books you like>
2842 2: any amount <any of the money not used is to be returned>
2843
2844 3 any adv : to any extent or degree : at all <could not walk any
2845 farther>
2846 @any.body \-.ba_:d-e_-\ pron : ANYONE
2847 @any.how \-.hau_.\ adv
2848 1: in any way
2849 2: NEVERTHELESS; also : in any case
2850 @any.more \.en-e_--'mo_-r\ adv : at the present time
2851 @any.one \'en-e_--(.)w*n\ pron : any person
2852 @any.place \-.pla_-s\ adv : in any place
2853 @any.thing \-.thin_e\ pron : any thing whatever
2854 @any.way \'en-e_--.wa_-\ adv : ANYHOW
2855 @any.where \-.hwe*r\ adv : in or to any place
2856 @any.wise \-.wi_-z\ adv : in any way whatever
2857 @aor.ta \a_--'o_.rt-*\ n, pl -tas or -tae \-'o_.r-.te_-\ : the main
2858 artery that carries blood from the heart
2859 -- aor.tic \-'o_.rt-ik\ adj
2860 @apace \*-'pa_-s\ adv : SWIFTLY
2861 @ap.a.nage, var of APPANAGE
2862 @apart \*-'pa_:rt\ adv
2863 1: separately in place or time
2864 2: ASIDE
2865 3: to pieces : ASUNDER
2866 @apart.heid \*-'pa_:r-.ta_-t\ n : a policy of racial segregation
2867 practiced in the Republic of So. Africa
2868 @apart.ment \*-'pa_:rt-m*nt\ n : a room or set of rooms esp. occupied
2869 as a dwelling; also : a building divided into individual dwelling
2870 units
2871 @ap.a.thy \'ap-*-the_-\ n
2872 1: lack of emotion
2873 2: lack of interest : INDIFFERENCE
2874 -- ap.a.thet.ic \.ap-*-'thet-ik\ adj
2875 -- ap.a.thet.i.cal.ly adv
2876 @1 ape \'a_-p\ n
2877 1: any of the larger tailless primates (as a baboon or gorilla);
2878 also : MONKEY
2879 2: MIMIC, IMITATOR; also : a large uncouth person
2880
2881 2 ape vb : IMITATE, MIMIC
2882 @apeak \*-'pe_-k\ adv (or adj) : in a vertical position <oars apeak>
2883 @aper.i.tif \.a_:p-.er-*-'te_-f\ n : an alcoholic drink taken before
2884 a meal as an appetizer
2885 @ap.er.ture \'ap-*(r)-.chu_.r, -ch*r\ n : OPENING, HOLE
2886 @apex \'a_--.peks\ n, pl apex.es or api.ces \'a_--p*-.se_-z, 'ap-*-\
2887 : the highest point : PEAK
2888 @apha.sia \*-'fa_--zh(e_--)*\ n : loss of power to use or understand
2889 speech
2890 @aphid \'a_--f*d, 'af-*d\ n : a small insect that sucks the juices of
2891 plants
2892 @aphis \'a_--f*s, 'af-*s\ n, pl aphi.des \'a_--f*-.de_-z, 'af-*-\ :
2893 APHID
2894 @aph.o.rism \'af-*-.riz-*m\ n : a short saying stating a general
2895 truth : MAXIM
2896 -- aph.o.ris.tic \.af-*-'ris-tik\ adj
2897 @aph.ro.dis.i.ac \.af-r*-'diz-e_--.ak\ adj : exciting sexual desire
2898 -- aphrodisiac n
2899 @api.ary \'a_--pe_--.er-e_-\ n : a place where bees are kept
2900 -- api.a.rist \-pe_--*-r*st\ n
2901 @apiece \*-'pe_-s\ adv : for each one
2902 @aplomb \*-'pla_:m, -'pl*m\ n : complete composure or self-assurance
2903 : POISE
2904 @apoc.a.lypse \*-'pa_:k-*-.lips\ n : a writing prophesying a
2905 cataclysm in which evil forces are destroyed
2906 -- apoc.a.lyp.ti.c \-.pa_:k-*-'lip-tik\ or apoc.a.lyp.ti.cal adj
2907 @Apoc.ry.pha \*-'pa_:k-r*-f*\ n
2908 1 not cap: writings of dubious authenticity
2909 2: books included in the Septuagint and Vulgate but excluded from
2910 the Jewish and Protestant canons of the Old Testament
2911 3: early Christian writings not included in the New Testament
2912 @apoc.ry.phal \-r*-f*l\ adj
2913 1: of or resembling the Apocrypha
2914 2: not canonical : SPURIOUS <an apocryphal anecdote>
2915 -- apoc.ry.phal.ly adv
2916 @apo.gee \'ap-*-(.)je_-\ n [fr. apogee point at which the moon is
2917 farthest from the earth, fr. F apoge_(e, fr. NL apogaeum, fr. Gk
2918 apogaion, fr. apo away from+ ge_-, gaia earth] : the point at which
2919 an orbiting object is farthest from the body (as the earth or moon)
2920 being orbited
2921 @apol.o.get.ic \*-.pa_:l-*-'jet-ik\ adj : expressing apology
2922 -- apol.o.get.i.cal.ly adv
2923 @apo.lo.gia \.ap-*-'lo_--j(e_--)*\ n : APOLOGY; esp : an argument in
2924 support or justification
2925 @apol.o.gize \*-'pa_:l-*-.ji_-z\ vb : to make an apology : express
2926 regret
2927 -- apol.o.gist \-*-j*st\ n
2928 @apol.o.gy \-*-je_-\ n
2929 1: a formal justification : DEFENSE
2930 2: an expression of regret for a discourteous remark or act
2931 @ap.o.plexy \'ap-*-.plek-se_-\ n : sudden loss of consciousness
2932 caused by rupture or obstruction of an artery of the brain
2933 -- ap.o.plec.tic \.ap-*-'plek-tik\ adj
2934 @aport \*-'po_-rt\ adv (or adj) : on or toward the left side of a
2935 ship
2936 @apos.ta.sy \*-'pa_:s-t*-se_-\ n : a renunciation or abandonment of a
2937 former loyalty (as to a religious faith)
2938 -- apos.tate \*-'pa_:s-.ta_-t, -t*t\ adj or n
2939 @a pos.te.ri.o.ri \.a_:-po_--.stir-e_--'o_-r-e_-\ adj : characterized
2940 by or derived by reasoning from observed facts
2941 -- a posteriori adv
2942 @apos.tle \*-'pa_:s-*l\ n
2943 1: one of the group composed of Jesus' 12 original disciples and
2944 Paul
2945 2: the first prominent missionary to a region or group
2946 3: one who initiates or first advocates a great reform
2947 -- apos.tle.ship \-.ship\ n
2948 @ap.os.tol.ic \.ap-*-'sta_:l-ik\ adj
2949 1: of or relating to an apostle or to the New Testament apostles
2950 2: of or relating to a succession of spiritual authority from the
2951 apostles
2952 3: PAPAL
2953 @1 apos.tro.phe \*-'pa_:s-tr*-(.)fe_-\ n : the rhetorical addressing
2954 of an absent person as if present or of an abstract idea or
2955 inanimate object as if capable of understanding (as in "O grave,
2956 where is thy victory?")
2957
2958 2 apostrophe n : a punctuation mark ' used esp. to indicate the
2959 possessive case or the omission of a letter or figure
2960 @apos.tro.phize \-tr*-.fi_-z\ vb : to address as if present or as if
2961 capable of understanding
2962 @apoth.e.cary \*-'pa_:th-*-.ker-e_-\ n : DRUGGIST
2963 @ap.o.thegm \'ap-*-.them\ n : APHORISM, MAXIM
2964 @apoth.e.o.sis \*-.pa_:th-e_--'o_--s*s, .ap-*-'the_--*-s*s\ n, pl
2965 -o.ses \-'o_--.se_-z, -*-.se_-z\
2966 1: DEIFICATION
2967 2: the perfect example
2968 @ap.pall also ap.pal \*-'po_.l\ vb -palled; -pall.ing : to overcome
2969 with horror : DISMAY
2970 @ap.pa.nage \'ap-*-nij\ n
2971 1: provision (as a grant of land) made by a sovereign or
2972 legislative body for dependent members of the royal family
2973 2: a rightful adjunct
2974 @ap.pa.rat.us \.ap-*-'rat-*s, -'ra_-t-\ n, pl -rat.us or -rat.us.es
2975 1: a set of materials or equipment for a particular use
2976 2: a complex machine or device : MECHANISM
2977 3: the organization of a political party or underground movement
2978 @1 ap.par.el \*-'par-*l\ n : CLOTHING, DRESS
2979
2980 2 apparel vb -eled or -elled; -el.ing; -el.ling
2981 1: CLOTHE, DRESS
2982 2: ADORN
2983 @ap.par.ent \*-'par-*nt\ adj
2984 1: open to view : VISIBLE
2985 2: EVIDENT, OBVIOUS
2986 3: appearing as real or true : SEEMING
2987 -- ap.par.ent.ly adv
2988 @ap.pa.ri.tion \.ap-*-'rish-*n\ n : a supernatural appearance : GHOST
2989 @ap.peal \*-'pe_-l\ vb
2990 1: to take steps to have (a case) reheard in a higher court
2991 2: to plead for help, corroboration, or decision
2992 3: to arouse a sympathetic response
2993 -- appeal n
2994 @ap.pear \*-'pi*r\ vb
2995 1: to become visible
2996 2: to come formally before an authority
2997 3: SEEM
2998 4: to become evident
2999 5: to come before the public
3000 @ap.pear.ance \*-'pir-*ns\ n
3001 1: the act of appearing
3002 2: outward aspect : LOOK
3003 3: PHENOMENON
3004 @ap.pease \*-'pe_-z\ vb
3005 1: to cause to subside : ALLAY
3006 2: PACIFY, CONCILIATE; esp : to buy off by concessions
3007 -- ap.pease.ment n
3008 @ap.pel.lant \*-'pel-*nt\ n : one who appeals esp. from a judicial
3009 decision
3010 @ap.pel.late \*-'pel-*t\ adj : having power to review decisions of a
3011 lower court
3012 @ap.pel.la.tion \.ap-*-'la_--sh*n\ n : NAME, DESIGNATION
3013 @ap.pel.lee \.ap-*-'le_-\ n : one against whom an appeal is taken
3014 @ap.pend \*-'pend\ vb : to attach esp. as something additional :
3015 AFFIX
3016 @ap.pend.age \*-'pen-dij\ n : something appended to a principal or
3017 greater thing
3018 SYN: accessory, adjunct
3019 @ap.pen.dec.to.my \.ap-*n-'dek-t*-me_-\ n : surgical removal of the
3020 intestinal appendix
3021 @ap.pen.di.ci.tis \*-.pen-d*-'si_-t-*s\ n : inflammation of the
3022 intestinal appendix
3023 @ap.pen.dix \*-'pen-diks\ n, pl -dix.es or -di.ces \-d*-.se_-z\
3024 1: supplementary matter added at the end of a book
3025 2: a small tubular outgrowth from the intestinal cecum
3026 @ap.per.tain \.ap-*r-'ta_-n\ vb : to belong as a rightful part or
3027 privilege
3028 @ap.pe.tite \'ap-*-.ti_-t\ n
3029 1: natural desire for satisfying some want or need esp. for food
3030 2: TASTE, PREFERENCE
3031 @ap.pe.tiz.er \'ap-*-.ti_--z*r\ n : a food or drink taken just before
3032 a meal to stimulate the appetite
3033 @ap.pe.tiz.ing \-zin_e\ adj : tempting to the appetite
3034 -- ap.pe.tiz.ing.ly adv
3035 @ap.plaud \*-'plo_.d\ vb : to show approval esp. by clapping
3036 @ap.plause \*-'plo_.z\ n : approval publicly expressed (as by
3037 clapping)
3038 @ap.ple \'ap-*l\ n : a rounded fruit with firm white flesh and a
3039 seedy core; also : a tree related to the roses that bears this
3040 fruit
3041 @ap.ple.jack \-.jak\ n : a liquor distilled from fermented cider
3042 @ap.pli.ance \*-'pli_--*ns\ n
3043 1: INSTRUMENT, DEVICE
3044 2: a piece of household equipment (as a stove, toaster, or vacuum
3045 cleaner) operated by gas or electricity
3046 @ap.pli.ca.ble \'ap-li-k*-b*l, *-'plik-*-\ adj : capable of being
3047 applied : RELEVANT
3048 -- ap.pli.ca.bil.i.ty \.ap-li-k*-'bil-*t-e_-, *-.plik-*-\ n
3049 @ap.pli.cant \'ap-li-k*nt\ n : one who applies
3050 -- ap.pli.can.cy \-k*n-se_-\ n
3051 @ap.pli.ca.tion \.ap-l*-'ka_--sh*n\ n
3052 1: the act of applying
3053 2: assiduous attention
3054 3: REQUEST; also : a form used in making a request
3055 4: something placed or spread on a surface
3056 5: capacity for use
3057 @ap.pli.ca.tor \'ap-l*-.ka_-t-*r\ n : one that applies; esp : a
3058 device for applying a substance (as medicine or polish)
3059 @ap.plied \*-'pli_-d\ adj : put to practical use
3060 @ap.pli.que \.ap-l*-'ka_-\ n : a fabric decoration cut out and
3061 fastened to a larger piece of material
3062 -- applique vb
3063 @ap.ply \*-'pli_-\ vb
3064 1: to place in contact : put or spread on a surface
3065 2: to put to practical use
3066 3: to employ with close attention
3067 4: to submit a request personally or by letter
3068 @ap.point \*-'po_.int\ vb
3069 1: to fix or set officially <appoint a day for trial>
3070 2: to name officially <appoint a committee>
3071 3: to fit out : EQUIP
3072 @ap.poin.tee \*-.po_.in-'te_-, .ap-.o_.in-\ n : a person appointed
3073 @ap.point.ive \*-'po_.int-iv\ adj : subject to appointment
3074 @ap.point.ment \*-'po_.int-m*nt\ n
3075 1: the act of appointing
3076 2: a nonelective office or position
3077 3: an arrangement for a meeting
3078 4 pl: FURNISHINGS, EQUIPMENT
3079 @ap.por.tion \*-'po_-r-sh*n\ vb : to distribute proportionately :
3080 ALLOT
3081 -- ap.por.tion.ment n
3082 @ap.po.site \'ap-*-z*t\ adj : APPROPRIATE, RELEVANT
3083 -- ap.po.site.ly adv
3084 -- ap.po.site.ness n
3085 @ap.po.si.tion \.ap-*-'zish-*n\ n : a grammatical construction in
3086 which a noun or pronoun is followed by another that explains it (as
3087 the poet and Burns in "a biography of the poet Burns")
3088 @ap.pos.i.tive \*-'pa_:z-*t-iv\ n : the second of a pair of nouns or
3089 noun equivalents in apposition
3090 -- appositive adj
3091 @ap.praise \*-'pra_-z\ vb : to set a value on
3092 -- ap.prais.al \-'pra_--z*l\ n
3093 -- ap.prais.er n
3094 @ap.pre.cia.ble \*-'pre_--sh*-b*l\ adj : large enough to be
3095 recognized and measured
3096 -- ap.pre.cia.bly adv
3097 @ap.pre.ci.ate \*-'pre_--she_--.a_-t\ vb
3098 1: to value justly
3099 2: to be aware of
3100 3: to be grateful for
3101 4: to increase in value
3102 -- ap.pre.ci.a.tion \-.pre_--she_--'a_--sh*n\ n
3103 @ap.pre.cia.tive \*-'pre_--sh*t-iv, -she_--.a_-t-iv\ adj : having or
3104 showing appreciation
3105 @ap.pre.hend \.ap-ri-'hend\ vb
3106 1: ARREST
3107 2: to become aware of
3108 3: to look forward to with dread
3109 4: UNDERSTAND
3110 -- ap.pre.hen.sion \-'hen-ch*n\ n
3111 @ap.pre.hen.sive \.ap-ri-'hen-siv\ adj : viewing the future with
3112 anxiety
3113 -- ap.pre.hen.sive.ly adv
3114 -- ap.pre.hen.sive.ness n
3115 @1 ap.pren.tice \*-'prent-*s\ n
3116 1: a person learning a craft under a skilled worker
3117 2: BEGINNER
3118 -- ap.pren.tice.ship \-.ship\ n
3119
3120 2 apprentice vb : to bind or set at work as an apprentice
3121 @ap.prise also ap.prize \*-'pri_-z\ vb : INFORM
3122 @ap.proach \*-'pro_-ch\ vb
3123 1: to move nearer to
3124 2: to take preliminary steps toward
3125 -- approach n
3126 -- ap.proach.able adj
3127 @ap.pro.ba.tion \.ap-r*-'ba_--sh*n\ n : APPROVAL
3128 @1 ap.pro.pri.ate \*-'pro_--pre_--.a_-t\ vb
3129 1: to take possession of
3130 2: to set apart for a particular use
3131
3132 2 ap.pro.pri.ate \-pre_--*t\ adj : fitted to a purpose or use :
3133 SUITABLE
3134 SYN: proper, fit, apt
3135 -- ap.pro.pri.ate.ly adv
3136 -- ap.pro.pri.ate.ness n
3137 @ap.pro.pri.a.tion \*-.pro_--pre_--'a_--sh*n\ n : money set aside by
3138 formal action for a specific use
3139 @ap.prov.al \*-'pru_:-v*l\ n : an act of approving
3140 -- on approval : subject to a prospective buyer's acceptance or
3141 refusal
3142 @ap.prove \*-'pru_:v\ vb
3143 1: to have or express a favorable opinion of
3144 2: to accept as satisfactory : RATIFY
3145 @1 ap.prox.i.mate \*-'pra_:k-s*-m*t\ adj : nearly correct or exact
3146 -- ap.prox.i.mate.ly adv
3147
3148 2 ap.prox.i.mate \-s*-.ma_-t\ vb : to come near : APPROACH
3149 -- ap.prox.i.ma.tion \*-.pra_:k-s*-'ma_--sh*n\ n
3150 @ap.pur.te.nance \*-'p*rt-( *-)n*ns\ n : something that belongs to or
3151 goes with another thing
3152 SYN: accessory, adjunct, appendage
3153 -- ap.pur.te.nant adj
3154 @ap.ri.cot \'ap-r*-.ka_:t, 'a_--pr*-\ n : an oval orange-colored
3155 fruit resembling the related peach in flavor; also : the tree
3156 bearing it
3157 @April \'a_--pr*l\ n : the 4th month of the year having 30 days
3158 @a pri.o.ri \.a_:-pre_--'o_-r-e_-\ adj
3159 1: characterized by or derived by reasoning from self-evident
3160 propositions
3161 2: independent of experience
3162 -- a priori adv
3163 @apron \'a_--pr*n, -p*rn\ n [ME; alter. of napron (the phrase a
3164 napron being understood as an apron), fr. MF naperon, dim. of nape
3165 cloth, modif. of L mappanapkin]
3166 1: a garment tied over the front of the body to protect the clothes
3167 2: a paved area for parking or handling airplanes
3168 @1 ap.ro.pos \.ap-r*-'po_-, 'ap-r*-.po_-\ adv
3169 1: OPPORTUNELY
3170 2: SUITABLY
3171
3172 2 apropos adj : being to the point : PERTINENT
3173 @apropos of prep : with regard to : CONCERNING
3174 @apse \'aps\ n : a projecting usu. semicircular and vaulted part of a
3175 building (as a church)
3176 @apt \'apt\ adj
3177 1: well adapted : SUITABLE
3178 2: having an habitual tendency : LIKELY
3179 3: quick to learn
3180 -- apt.ly adv
3181 -- apt.ness n
3182 @ap.ti.tude \'ap-t*-.t(y)u_:d\ n
3183 1: capacity for learning
3184 2: natural ability : TALENT
3185 3: APPROPRIATENESS
3186 @aq.ua.cade \'ak-w*-.ka_-d, 'a_:k-\ n : an elaborate water spectacle
3187 consisting of exhibitions of swimming, diving, and acrobatics
3188 accompanied by music
3189 @aq.ua.lung \'ak-w*-.l*n_e, 'a_:k-\ n : an underwater breathing
3190 device
3191 @aq.ua.ma.rine \.ak-w*-m*-'re_-n, .a_:k-\ n : a bluish green gem
3192 @aq.ua.plane \'ak-w*-.pla_-n, 'a_:k-\ n : a board towed behind a
3193 speeding motorboat and ridden by a person standing on it
3194 -- aquaplane vb
3195 @aquar.i.um \*-'kwer-e_--*m\ n, pl -i.ums or -ia \-e_--*\
3196 1: a container in which living aquatic animals and plants are kept
3197 2: a place where aquatic animals and plants are kept and shown
3198 @aquat.ic \*-'kwa_:t-ik, -'kwat-\ adj
3199 1: growing or living in or frequenting water
3200 2: performed in or on water
3201 @aq.ue.duct \'ak-w*-.d*kt\ n
3202 1: a conduit for carrying running water
3203 2: a structure carrying a canal over a river or hollow
3204 3: a passage in a bodily part
3205 @aque.ous \'a_--kwe_--*s, 'ak-we_--\ adj
3206 1: WATERY
3207 2: made of, by, or with water
3208 @aq.ui.line \'ak-w*-.li_-n, -l*n\ adj
3209 1: of or resembling an eagle
3210 2: hooked like an eagle's beak <an aquiline nose>
3211 @-ar \*r\ adj suffix : of or relating to <molecular : being
3212 <spectacular : resembling <oracular>
3213 @Ar.ab \'ar-*b\ n
3214 1: a member of a Semitic people of the Arabian peninsula
3215 2: a member of an Arabic-Speaking people
3216 -- arab adj
3217 -- arab.ia.n \*-'ra_--be_--*n\ adj or n
3218 @ar.a.besque \.ar-*-'besk\ n : a design of interlacing lines forming
3219 figures of flowers, foliage, and sometimes animals
3220 @1 Ar.a.bic \'ar-*-bik\ adj : of or relating to Arabia, the Arabs, or
3221 Arabic
3222
3223 2 Arabic n : a Semitic language of southwest Asia and north Africa
3224 @arabic numeral n, often cap A : one of the number symbols 1, 2, 3,
3225 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 0
3226 @ar.a.ble \'ar-*-b*l\ adj : fit for or cultivated by plowing :
3227 suitable for crops
3228 @ar.ba.lest or ar.ba.list \'a_:r-b*-l*st\ n : a medieval crossbow
3229 with a steel bow
3230 @ar.bi.ter \'a_:r-b*t-*r\ n : one having power to decide : JUDGE
3231 @ar.bit.ra.ment \a_:r-'bit-r*-m*nt\ n
3232 1: the act of deciding a dispute
3233 2: the judgment given by an arbitrator
3234 @ar.bi.trary \'a_:r-b*-.trer-e_-\ adj
3235 1: determined by will or caprice : selected at random
3236 2: AUTOCRATIC, DESPOTIC
3237 -- ar.bi.trar.i.ly \.a_:r-b*-'trer-*-le_-\ adv
3238 -- ar.bi.trar.i.ness \'a_:r-b*-.trer-e_--n*s\ n
3239 @ar.bi.trate \'a_:r-b*-.tra_-t\ vb
3240 1: to act as arbitrator
3241 2: to act on as arbitrator
3242 3: to submit for decision to an arbitrator
3243 -- ar.bi.tra.tion \.a_:r-b*-'tra_--sh*n\ n
3244 @ar.bi.tra.tor \'a_:r-b*-.tra_-t-*r\ n : one chosen to settle
3245 differences between two parties in a controversy
3246 @ar.bor \'a_:r-b*r\ n : a bower formed of or covered with vines or
3247 branches
3248 @ar.bo.re.al \a_:r-'bo_-r-e_--*l\ adj
3249 1: of, relating to, or resembling a tree
3250 2: living in trees
3251 @ar.bo.re.tum \.a_:r-b*-'re_-t-*m\ n, pl -tums or -ta \-'re_-t-*\ : a
3252 place where trees and plants are grown for scientific and
3253 educational purposes
3254 @ar.bor.vi.tae \.a_:r-b*r-'vi_-t-e_-\ n : any of various scale-leaved
3255 evergreen trees related to the pines
3256 @ar.bu.tus \a_:r-'byu_:t-*s\ n : a trailing spring-blossoming plant
3257 with fragrant pink or white flowers; also : its flowers
3258 @arc \'a_:rk\ n
3259 1: a part of a curved line (as of a circle)
3260 2: a sustained luminous discharge of electricity (as between two
3261 electrodes)
3262 @ar.cade \a_:r-'ka_-d\ n
3263 1: a row of arches with their supporting columns
3264 2: an arched or covered passageway; esp : one lined with shops
3265 @ar.cane \a_:r-'ka_-n\ adj : SECRET, MYSTERIOUS
3266 @1 arch \'a_:rch\ n
3267 1: a curved structure spanning an opening (as a door or window)
3268 2: something resembling an arch
3269 3: ARCHWAY
3270
3271 2 arch vb
3272 1: to cover with an arch
3273 2: to form or bend into an arch
3274
3275 3 arch adj
3276 1: CHIEF, EMINENT
3277 2: ROGUISH, MISCHIEVOUS
3278 -- arch.ly adv
3279 -- arch.ness n
3280 @ar.chae.ol.o.gy \.a_:r-ke_--'a_:l-*-je_-\ n : the study of past
3281 human life as revealed by relics left by ancient peoples
3282 -- ar.chae.o.log.i.cal \-ke_--*-'la_:j-i-k*l\ adj
3283 -- ar.chae.ol.o.gist \-ke_--'a_:l-*-j*st\ n
3284 @ar.cha.ic \a_:r-'ka_--ik\ adj
3285 1: belonging to an earlier time : ANTIQUATED <archaic customs>
3286 2: having the characteristics of the language of the past and
3287 surviving chiefly in specialized uses <archaic words>
3288 -- ar.cha.i.cal.ly adv
3289 @arch.an.gel \'a_:rk-.a_-n-j*l\ n : an angel of high rank
3290 @arch.bish.op \a_:rch-'bish-*p\ n : a bishop of high rank
3291 -- arch.bish.op.ric \-'bish-*-(.)prik\ n
3292 @arch.dea.con \-'de_--k*n\ n
3293 1: an ecclesiastical dignitary usu. ranking below a bishop
3294 2: an Anglican priest who often supervises the missionary work of a
3295 diocese
3296 @arch.di.o.cese \-'di_--*-s*s, -.se_-z\ n : the diocese of an
3297 archbishop
3298 @arch.duke \a_:rch-'d(y)u_:k\ n : a prince of the imperial family of
3299 Austria
3300 @arch.en.e.my \'a_:rch-'en-*-me_-\ n : a principal enemy
3301 @ar.chery \'a_:rch-(*-)re_-\ n : the art or practice of shooting with
3302 bow and arrows
3303 -- ar.cher \'a_:r-ch*r\ n
3304 @ar.che.type \'a_:r-ki-.ti_-p\ n : the original pattern or model of
3305 all things of the same type
3306 @arch.fiend \'a_:rch-'fe_-nd\ n : a chief fiend; esp : SATAN
3307 @ar.chi.epis.co.pal \.a_:r-ke_--*-'pis-k*-p*l\ adj : of or relating
3308 to an archbishop
3309 @ar.chi.man.drite \.a_:r-k*-'man-.dri_-t\ n : a church dignitary in
3310 an Eastern church ranking below a bishop
3311 @ar.chi.pel.a.go \.a_:r-k*-'pel-*-.go_-, .a_:r-ch*-\ n, pl -goes or
3312 -gos
3313 1: a sea dotted with islands
3314 2: a group of islands
3315 @ar.chi.tect \'a_:r-k*-.tekt\ n : a person who plans buildings and
3316 oversees their construction
3317 @ar.chi.tec.ton.ic \.a_:r-k*-.tek-'ta_:n-ik\ adj : of, relating to,
3318 or according with the principles of architecture
3319 @ar.chi.tec.ton.ics \-iks\ n, sing or pl : structural design
3320 @ar.chi.tec.ture \'a_:r-k*-.tek-ch*r\ n
3321 1: the art or science of planning and building structures
3322 2: method or style of building
3323 -- ar.chi.tec.tur.al \.a_:r-k*-'tek-ch*-r*l, -'tek-shr*l\ adj
3324 @ar.chi.trave \'a_:r-k*-.tra_-v\ n : the supporting horizontal member
3325 just above the columns in a building in the classical style of
3326 architecture
3327 @ar.chive \'a_:r-.ki_-v\ n : a place for keeping public records; also
3328 : public records -- usu. used in pl.
3329 @ar.chi.vist \'a_:r-k*-v*st, -.ki_--\ n : a person in charge of
3330 archives
3331 @ar.chon \'a_:r-.ka_:n, -k*n\ n : a chief magistrate of ancient
3332 Athens
3333 @arch.way \'a_:rch-.wa_-\ n : a passageway under an arch; also : an
3334 arch over a passage
3335 @1 arc.tic \'a_:r(k)t-ik\ adj [Gk arktikos, fr. arktos bear, Ursa
3336 Major]
3337 1 often cap: of or relating to the north pole or the region near it
3338 2: FRIGID
3339
3340 2 arctic n : a rubber overshoe reaching to the ankle or above
3341 @arctic circle n, often cap A & C : a circle of the earth parallel to
3342 its equator approximately 23o27' from the north pole
3343 @-ard \*rd\ also -art \*rt\ n suffix : one that is characterized by
3344 performing some action, possessing some quality, or being
3345 associated with some thing esp. conspicuously or excessively
3346 <braggart> <dullard : a large one of its kind
3347 @ar.dent \'a_:rd- *nt\ adj
3348 1: characterized by warmth of feeling : PASSIONATE
3349 2: FIERY, HOT
3350 3: GLOWING
3351 -- ar.dent.ly adv
3352 @ar.dor \'a_:rd-*r\ n
3353 1: warmth of feeling : ZEAL
3354 2: burning heat
3355 @ar.du.ous \'a_:r-j*-w*s\ adj : DIFFICULT, LABORIOUS
3356 -- ar.du.ous.ly adv
3357 -- ar.du.ous.ness n
3358 @are, pres 2d sing or pres pl of BE
3359 @ar.ea \'ar-e_--*\ n
3360 1: a flat surface or space
3361 2: the amount of surface included (as within the lines of a
3362 geometric figure)
3363 3: REGION
3364 4: range or extent of some thing or concept : FIELD <area of
3365 experience> <area of foreign policy>
3366 @ar.ea.way \-.wa_-\ n : a sunken space for giving access, air, and
3367 light to a basement
3368 @are.na \*-'re_--n*\ n
3369 1: an enclosed area used for public entertainment
3370 2: a sphere of activity
3371 @ar.gent \'a_:r-j*nt\ adj : of or resembling silver : SILVERY
3372 @Ar.gen.tine \'a_:r-j*n-.te_-n\ n : a native or inhabitant of
3373 Argentina
3374 -- argentine adj
3375 @ar.gon \'a_:r-.ga_:n\ n : a colorless odorless gaseous chemical
3376 element found in the air and used for filling electric light bulbs
3377 @ar.go.sy \'a_:r-g*-se_-\ n
3378 1: a large ship
3379 2: FLEET
3380 @ar.got \'a_:r-g*t, -.go_-\ n : the language of a particular group or
3381 class esp. of the underworld
3382 @ar.gu.able \'a_:r-gy*-w*-b*l\ adj : open to argument, dispute, or
3383 question
3384 @ar.gue \'a_:r-gyu_:\ vb
3385 1: to give reasons for or against something
3386 3: DEBATE
3387 4: to persuade by giving reasons
3388 @ar.gu.ment \-gy*-m*nt\ n
3389 1: a reason offered in proof
3390 2: discourse intended to persuade
3391 3: DISCUSSION, DEBATE
3392 @ar.gu.men.ta.tion \.a_:r-gy*-m*n-'ta_--sh*n\ n : the art of formal
3393 discussion
3394 @ar.gu.men.ta.tive \.a_:r-gy*-'ment-*t-iv\ adj : inclined to argue
3395 @ar.gyle \'a_:r-.gi_-l\ n : a geometric knitting pattern of
3396 varicolored diamonds on a single background color; also : a sock
3397 knit in this pattern
3398 @aria \'a_:r-e_--*\ n : an accompanied elaborate vocal solo forming
3399 part of a larger work
3400 @ar.id \'ar-*d\ adj
3401 1: DRY, BARREN
3402 2: having insufficient rainfall to support agriculture
3403 -- arid.i.ty \*-'rid-*t-e_-\ n
3404 @aright \*-'ri_-t\ adv : RIGHTLY, CORRECTLY
3405 @arise \*-'ri_-z\ vb arose \-'ro_-z\; aris.en \-'riz- *n\; aris.ing
3406 \-'ri_--zin_e\
3407 1: to get up
3408 2: ORIGINATE
3409 3: ASCEND
3410 SYN: rise, mount, spring, issue
3411 @ar.is.toc.ra.cy \.ar-*-'sta_:k-r*-se_-\ n
3412 1: government by a noble or privileged class; also : a state so
3413 governed
3414 2: the governing class of an aristocracy
3415 3: UPPER CLASS
3416 -- aris.to.crat \*-'ris-t*-.krat\ n
3417 -- aris.to.crat.ic \*-.ris-t*-'krat-ik\ adj
3418 @arith.me.tic \*-'rith-m*-.tik\ n : mathematics that deals with
3419 computations with numbers
3420 -- ar.ith.met.i.cal \.ar-ith-'met-i-k*l\ adj
3421 -- arith.me.ti.cian \*-.rith-m*-'tish-*n\ n
3422 @ark \'a_:rk\ n
3423 1: a boat held to resemble that of Noah at the time of the Deluge
3424 2: the sacred chest in which the ancient Hebrews kept the tablets
3425 of the Law
3426 @1 arm \'a_:rm\ n
3427 1: a human upper limb
3428 2: something resembling or corresponding to the human upper limb
3429 3: POWER, MIGHT <the arm of the law>
3430
3431 2 arm vb : to furnish or equip with weapons
3432
3433 3 arm n
3434 1: WEAPON
3435 2: a branch of the military forces
3436 3 pl: the hereditary heraldic devices of a family
3437 @ar.ma.da \a_:r-'ma_:d-*, -'ma_-d-\ n : a fleet of armed ships
3438 @ar.ma.dil.lo \.a_:r-m*-'dil-o_-\ n : a small burrowing mammal with
3439 head and body protected by an armor of bony plates
3440 @Ar.ma.ged.don \.a_:r-m*-'ged- *n\ n : a final conclusive battle
3441 between the forces of good and evil; also : the site or time of
3442 this
3443 @ar.ma.ment \'a_:r-m*-m*nt\ n
3444 1: military strength
3445 2: supply of materials for war
3446 3: the process of preparing for war
3447 @ar.ma.ture \'a_:r-m*-ch*r, -.chu_.r\ n
3448 1: protective covering
3449 2: the part including the conductors in an electric generator or
3450 motor in which the current is induced; also : the movable part
3451 in an electromagnetic device (as an electric bell or a
3452 loudspeaker)
3453 @arm.chair \'a_:rm-.che*r\ n : a chair with supports for the arms
3454 @armed forces n, pl : the combined military, naval, and air forces of
3455 a nation
3456 @arm.hole \'a_:rm-.ho_-l\ n : an opening for the arm in a garment
3457 @ar.mi.stice \'a_:r-m*-st*s\ n : temporary suspension of hostilities
3458 by mutual agreement : TRUCE
3459 @arm.let \'a_:rm-l*t\ n : a band worn around the upper arm
3460 @ar.mor \'a_:r-m*r\ n : protective covering
3461 -- ar.mored \-m*rd\ adj
3462 @ar.mor.er \-m*r-*r\ n
3463 1: one that makes arms and armor
3464 2: one that services firearms
3465 @ar.mo.ri.al \a_:r-'mo_-r-e_--*l\ adj : of or bearing heraldic arms
3466 @ar.mo.ry \'a_:rm-(*-)re_-\ n
3467 1: a place where arms are stored
3468 2: a factory where arms are made
3469 @arm.pit \'a_:rm-.pit\ n : the hollow under the junction of the arm
3470 and shoulder
3471 @arm.rest \-.rest\ n : a support for the arm
3472 @ar.my \'a_:r-me_-\ n
3473 1: a body of men organized for war
3474 2 often cap: the complete military organization of a country for
3475 land warfare
3476 3: a great number
3477 4: a body of persons organized to advance a cause
3478 @ar.ni.ca \'a_:r-ni-k*\ n
3479 1: any of several herbs related to the daisies
3480 2: a soothing preparation of arnica flowers or roots used on
3481 bruises and sprains
3482 @aro.ma \*-'ro_--m*\ n : a usu. pleasing odor : FRAGRANCE
3483 -- ar.o.mat.ic \.ar-*-'mat-ik\ adj
3484 @1 around \*-'rau_.nd\ adv
3485 1: in or along a circuit
3486 2: on all sides
3487 3: NEARBY
3488 4: in various places
3489 5: in an opposite direction
3490
3491 2 around prep
3492 1: ENVELOPING <trees around the house>
3493 2: along the circuit of <go around the world>
3494 3: to or on the other side of <around the corner>
3495 4: NEAR <stayed right around home>
3496 @arouse \*-'rau_.z\ vb
3497 1: to awaken from sleep
3498 2: to stir up : rouse to action
3499 -- arous.al \-'rau_.-z*l\ n
3500 @ar.peg.gio \a_:r-'pej-o_-, -e_--.o_-\ n : a chord whose notes are
3501 performed in succession and not simultaneously
3502 @ar.raign \*-'ra_-n\ vb
3503 1: to call before a court to answer to an indictment
3504 2: to accuse of wrong or imperfection
3505 -- ar.raign.ment n
3506 @ar.range \*-'ra_-nj\ vb
3507 1: to put in order
3508 2: to come to an agreement about : SETTLE
3509 3: to adapt (a musical composition) to voices or instruments other
3510 than those for which it was orig. written
3511 -- ar.range.ment n
3512 @ar.rant \'ar-*nt\ adj
3513 1: THOROUGHGOING
3514 2: notoriously bad
3515 @ar.ras \'ar-*s\ n, pl arras
3516 1: TAPESTRY
3517 2: a wall hanging or screen of tapestry
3518 @1 ar.ray \*-'ra_-\ vb
3519 1: to arrange in order
3520 2: to dress esp. in splendid attire
3521
3522 2 array n
3523 1: a regular arrangement
3524 2: rich apparel
3525 3: an imposing group
3526 @ar.rears \*-'ri*rz\ n, pl
3527 1: a state of being behind in the discharge of obligations <three
3528 months in arrears>
3529 2: overdue debts
3530 @1 ar.rest \*-'rest\ vb
3531 1: STOP, CHECK
3532 2: to take into legal custody
3533
3534 2 arrest n : the act of taking into custody by legal authority
3535 @ar.ri.ere-pense.e \.ar-e_--.er-pa_: n-'sa_-\ n : a mental
3536 reservation
3537 @ar.riv.al \*-'ri_--v*l\ n
3538 1: the act of arriving
3539 2: one that arrives
3540 @ar.rive \-'ri_-v\ vb
3541 1: to reach a destination
3542 2: to be near or at hand <the time to go finally arrived : COME
3543 3: to attain success
3544 @ar.ro.gant \'ar-*-g*nt\ adj : offensively exaggerating one's own
3545 importance
3546 -- ar.ro.gance \-g*ns\ n
3547 -- ar.ro.gant.ly adv
3548 @ar.ro.gate \'ar-*-.ga_-t\ vb : to claim or seize without
3549 justification as one's right
3550 @ar.row \'ar-o_-\ n
3551 1: a missile shot from a bow and usu. having a slender shaft, a
3552 pointed head, and feathers at the butt
3553 2: a pointed mark used to indicate direction
3554 @ar.row.head \-.hed\ n : the pointed end of an arrow
3555 @ar.row.root \-.ru_:t, -.ru_.t\ n : an edible starch from the roots
3556 of a tropical American plant
3557 @ar.royo \*-'ro_.i-*, -'ro_.i-o_-\ n
3558 1: WATERCOURSE
3559 2: a water-carved gully or channel
3560 @ar.se.nal \'a_:rs-n*l, - *n-*l\ n
3561 1: a place for making and storing arms and military equipment
3562 2: STORE, REPERTORY
3563 @ar.se.nic \'a_:rs-nik, - *n-ik\ n
3564 1: a solid brittle poisonous chemical element of grayish color and
3565 metallic luster whose compounds are used as insecticides and in
3566 drug preparations
3567 2: a very poisonous oxygen compound of arsenic used in making glass
3568 and insecticides
3569 -- ar.sen.i.cal \a_:r-'sen-i-k*l\ adj or n
3570 -- ar.se.ni.ous \a_:r-'se_--ne_--*s\ adj
3571 @ar.son \'a_:rs- *n\ n : the malicious burning of property
3572 @art \'a_:rt\ n
3573 1: skill acquired by experience or study : KNACK
3574 2: a branch of learning; esp : one of the humanities
3575 3: systematic use of knowledge or skill in making or doing things
3576 4: the use of skill and imagination in the production of things of
3577 beauty; also : works so produced
3578 5: ARTFULNESS
3579 @-art -- see -ARD
3580 @ar.te.ri.al \a_:r-'tir-e_--*l\ n : a through street or arterial
3581 highway
3582 @ar.te.rio.scle.ro.sis \a_:r-.tir-e_--o_--skl*-'ro_--s*s\ n : a
3583 chronic disease in which arterial walls are abnormally thickened
3584 and hardened
3585 -- ar.te.rio.scle.rot.ic \-'ra_:t-ik\ adj or n
3586 @ar.te.ry \'a_:rt-*-re_-\ n
3587 1: one of the tubular vessels that carry the blood from the heart
3588 2: a main channel of communication; esp : a principal road with
3589 through-traffic facilities
3590 -- ar.te.ri.al \a_:r-'tir-e_--*l\ adj
3591 @ar.te.sian well \a_:r-.te_--zh*n-\ n
3592 1: a bored well gushing water like a fountain
3593 2: a relatively deep-bored well
3594 @art.ful \'a_:rt-f*l\ adj
3595 1: INGENIOUS
3596 2: CRAFTY
3597 -- art.ful.ly adv
3598 -- art.ful.ness n
3599 @ar.thri.tis \a_:r-'thri_-t-*s\ n : inflammation of the joints
3600 -- ar.thrit.ic \-'thrit-ik\ adj or n
3601 @ar.thro.pod \'a_:r-thr*-.pa_:d\ n : any of a major group of
3602 invertebrate animals comprising those (as insects, spiders, or
3603 crabs) with segmented bodies and jointed limbs
3604 -- arthropod adj
3605 @ar.ti.choke \'a_:rt-*-.cho_-k\ n : a tall herb related to the
3606 daisies; also : its edible flower head
3607 @ar.ti.cle \'a_:rt-i-k*l\ n
3608 1: a distinct part of a written document
3609 2: a nonfictional prose composition forming an independent part of
3610 a publication
3611 3: a word (as an, the) used with a noun to limit or give
3612 definiteness to its application
3613 4: a member of a class of things; esp : COMMODITY
3614 @ar.tic.u.lar \a_:r-'tik-y*-l*r\ adj : of or relating to a joint
3615 @1 ar.tic.u.late \a_:r-'tik-y*-l*t\ adj
3616 1: divided into meaningful parts : INTELLIGIBLE
3617 2: able to speak; also : expressing oneself readily and effectively
3618 3: JOINTED
3619 -- ar.tic.u.late.ly adv
3620 -- ar.tic.u.late.ness n
3621
3622 2 ar.tic.u.late \-.la_-t\ vb
3623 1: to utter distinctly
3624 2: to unite by joints
3625 -- ar.tic.u.la.tion \.tik-y*-'la_--sh*n\ n
3626 @ar.ti.fact or ar.te.fact \'a_:rt-*-.fakt\ n : a usu. simple object
3627 (as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification
3628 @ar.ti.fice \'a_:rt-*-f*s\ n
3629 1: TRICK; also : TRICKERY
3630 2: an ingenious device; also : INGENUITY
3631 @ar.tif.i.cer \a_:r-'tif-*-s*r\ n : a skilled workman
3632 @ar.ti.fi.cial \.a_:rt-*-'fish-*l\ adj
3633 1: produced by art rather than nature; also : made by man to
3634 imitate nature
3635 2: not genuine : FEIGNED
3636 -- ar.ti.fi.ci.al.i.ty \-.fish-e_--'al-*t-e_-\ n
3637 -- ar.ti.fi.cial.ly \-'fish-(*-)le_-\ adv
3638 -- ar.ti.fi.cial.ness \-'fish-*l-n*s\ n
3639 @ar.til.lery \a_:r-'til(-*)-re_-\ n
3640 1: large-caliber mounted firearms : ORDNANCE
3641 2: a branch of the army armed with artillery
3642 -- ar.til.ler.ist \-r*st\ n
3643 @ar.ti.san \'a_:rt-*-z*n\ n : a skilled manual workman
3644 @art.ist \'a_:rt-*st\ n
3645 1: one who practices an art; esp : one who creates objects of
3646 beauty
3647 2: a skilled public performer
3648 @ar.tiste \a_:r-'te_-st\ n : a skilled public performer
3649 @ar.tis.tic \a_:r-'tis-tik\ adj : showing taste and skill
3650 -- ar.tis.ti.cal.ly adv
3651 @ar.tist.ry \'a_:rt-*-stre_-\ n : artistic quality or ability
3652 @art.less \'a_:rt-l*s\ adj
3653 1: lacking art or skill
3654 2: free from artificiality : NATURAL
3655 3: free from guile : SINCERE
3656 -- art.less.ly adv
3657 -- art.less.ness n
3658 @arty \'a_:rt-e_-\ adj
3659 1: showily imitative of art
3660 2: pretentiously artistic
3661 -- art.i.ly adv
3662 -- art.i.ness n
3663 @ar.um \'ar-*m\ n : any of a genus of plants with flowers in a fleshy
3664 enclosed spike including many grown for their showy foliage
3665 @1 -ary \.er-e_-\ n suffix, pl -ar.ies : thing or person belonging to
3666 or connected with <functionary>
3667
3668 2 -ary adj suffix : of, relating to, or connected with <budgetary>
3669 @Ar.y.an \'ar-e_--*n\ adj
3670 1: INDO-EUROPEAN
3671 2: NORDIC
3672 3: GENTILE
3673 -- aryan n
3674 @1 as \*z, (.)az\ conj
3675 1: in the same amount or degree in which <green as grass>
3676 2: the same way that <farmed as his father before him had farmed>
3677 3: WHILE, WHEN <spoke to me as I was leaving>
3678 4: THOUGH <improbable as it seems, it's true>
3679 5: SINCE, BECAUSE <as I'm not wanted, I'll leave>
3680 6: that the result is <so guilty as to leave no doubt>
3681
3682 2 as adv
3683 1: to the same degree or amount : EQUALLY <as green as grass>
3684 2: for instance <various trees, as oak or pine>
3685 3: when considered in a specified relation <my opinion as
3686 distinguished from his>
3687
3688 3 as pron
3689 1: THAT -- used after same or such <it's the same price as before>
3690 2: a fact that <he is rich, as everyone knows>
3691
3692 4 as prep : in the capacity or character of <this will serve as a
3693 substitute>
3694 @as.a.fet.i.da or as.a.foe.ti.da \.as-*-'fit-*d-e_-, -'fet-*d-*\ n :
3695 an ill-smelling plant gum formerly used in medicine
3696 @as.bes.tos also as.bes.tus \as-'bes-t*s, az-\ n : a nonburning
3697 grayish mineral that occurs in fibrous form and is used as a
3698 fireproof material
3699 @as.cend \*-'send\ vb
3700 1: to move upward : MOUNT, CLIMB
3701 2: to succeed to : OCCUPY <he ascend the throne>
3702 @as.cen.dan.cy or as.cen.den.cy \*-'sen-d*n-se_-\ n : controlling
3703 influence : DOMINATION
3704 @1 as.cen.dant or as.cen.dent \*-'sen-d*nt\ n : a position of
3705 dominant power <radicals were in the ascendant>
3706
3707 2 ascendant or ascendent adj
3708 1: moving upward
3709 2: DOMINANT
3710 @as.cen.sion \*-'sen-ch*n\ n
3711 1: the act of ascending
3712 2 cap: the ascending of Christ into heaven commemorated as
3713 (ascension day) on the Thursday 40 days after Easter
3714 @as.cent \*-'sent\ n
3715 1: the act of mounting upward : CLIMB
3716 2: degree of upward slope
3717 @as.cer.tain \.as-*r-'ta_-n\ vb : to find out : learn by inquiry
3718 -- as.cer.tain.able adj
3719 @as.cet.ic \*-'set-ik\ adj : practicing self-denial esp. for
3720 religious reasons : AUSTERE
3721 -- ascetic n
3722 -- as.cet.i.cism \-'set-*-.siz-*m\ n
3723 @ascor.bic acid \*-.sko_.r-bik-\ n : VITAMIN C
3724 @as.cot \'as-k*t; -.ka_:t\ n : a broad neck scarf that is looped
3725 under the chin and sometimes pinned
3726 @as.cribe \*-'skri_-b\ vb : to refer to a supposed cause, source, or
3727 author : ATTRIBUTE
3728 -- as.crib.able adj
3729 -- as.crip.tion \-'skrip-sh*n\ n
3730 @asep.tic \a_--'sep-tik\ adj : free or freed from disease-causing
3731 germs
3732 @asex.u.al \a_--'sek-sh(*-w)*l\ adj : lacking sex : involving no
3733 sexual action <an asexual spore>
3734 @as for prep : with regard to : CONCERNING <as for your other
3735 request, you had better take it up with the manager>
3736 @1 ash \'ash\ n : a tree related to the olives; also : its tough
3737 elastic wood
3738
3739 2 ash n
3740 1: the solid matter left when material is burned
3741 2: fine mineral particles from a volcano
3742 3 pl: the remains of the dead human body
3743 @ashamed \*-'sha_-md\ adj
3744 1: feeling shame
3745 2: restrained by anticipation of shame <ashamed to say anything>
3746 -- ashamed.ly \-'sha_--m*d-le_-\ adv
3747 @ash.en \'ash-*n\ adj
3748 1: of or resembling ashes; esp : ash-colored
3749 2: deadly pale
3750 @ash.lar \'ash-l*r\ n : hewn or squared stone; also : masonry of such
3751 stone
3752 @ashore \*-'sho_-r\ adv (or adj) : on or to the shore
3753 @Ash Wednesday n : the 1st day of Lent
3754 @ashy \'ash-e_-\ adj : ASHEN
3755 @Asian \'a_--zh*n, -sh*n\ n : a native or inhabitant of Asia
3756 -- asian adj
3757 @1 aside \*-'si_-d\ adv
3758 1: to or toward the side
3759 2: out of the way : AWAY
3760
3761 2 aside n : an actor's words heard by the audience but supposedly not
3762 by other characters on stage
3763 @aside from prep
3764 1: BESIDES <aside from being pretty, she's intelligent>
3765 2: with the exception of : EXCLUDING <aside from one D his grades
3766 have been excellent>
3767 @as if conj
3768 1: as it would be if <it's as if nothing had changed>
3769 2: as one would if <he acts as if he'd never been away>
3770 3: THAT <it seems as if nothing ever happens around here>
3771 @as.i.nine \'as- *n-.i_-n\ adj : STUPID, FOOLISH
3772 -- as.i.nin.i.ty \.as- *n-'in-*t-e_-\ n
3773 @ask \'ask\ vb
3774 1: to call on for an answer
3775 2: UTTER <ask a question>
3776 3: to make a request of <ask him for help>
3777 4: to make a request for <ask help of him>
3778 5: to set as a price
3779 6: INVITE
3780 @askance \*-'skans\ adv
3781 1: with a side glance
3782 2: with distrust
3783 @askew \*-'skyu_:\ adv (or adj) : out of line : AWRY
3784 @1 aslant \*-'slant\ adv : in a slanting direction
3785
3786 2 aslant prep : over or across in a slanting direction
3787 @asleep \*-'sle_-p\ adv (or adj)
3788 1: in or into a state of sleep
3789 2: DEAD
3790 3: NUMBED
3791 4: INACTIVE
3792 @as long as conj
3793 1: on condition that <can do as they like as long as they have a B
3794 average>
3795 2: inasmuch as : SINCE <as long as you're up, turn on the light>
3796 @as of prep : AT, DURING, FROM, ON <takes effect as of July 1>
3797 @asp \'asp\ n : a small poisonous African snake
3798 @as.par.a.gus \*-'spar-*-g*s\ n : a tall perennial herb related to
3799 the lilies; also : its edible young stalks
3800 @as.pect \'as-.pekt\ n
3801 1: a position facing a particular direction
3802 2: APPEARANCE, LOOK
3803 3: PHASE
3804 @as.pen \'as-p*n\ n : any of several poplars with leaves that flutter
3805 in the slightest breeze
3806 @as.per.i.ty \a-'sper-*t-e_-, *-\ n
3807 1: ROUGHNESS
3808 2: harshness of temper
3809 @as.per.sion \*-'sp*r-zh*n\ n : the act of calumniating; also : a
3810 calumnious remark
3811 @1 as.phalt \'as-.fo_.lt\ n : a dark solid or somewhat plastic
3812 substance that is found in natural beds or obtained as a residue in
3813 petroleum or coal-tar refining and is used in paving streets, in
3814 roofing houses, and in paints
3815
3816 2 asphalt vb : to cover or impregnate with asphalt
3817 @as.pho.del \'as-f*-.del\ n : any of several Old World herbs (as
3818 daffodil or narcissus) related to the lilies
3819 @as.phyx.i.ate \as-'fik-se_--.a_-t\ vb : SUFFOCATE
3820 -- as.phyx.i.a.tion \-.fik-se_--'a_--sh*n\ n
3821 @as.pic \'as-pik\ n : a savory meat jelly
3822 @as.pi.rant \'as-p(*-)r*nt, *-'spi_--r*nt\ n : one who aspires
3823 SYN: candidate, applicant
3824 @as.pi.ra.tion \.as-p*-'ra_--sh*n\ n : a strong desire to achieve
3825 something noble; also : an object of this desire
3826 @as.pire \*-'spi_-(*)r\ vb
3827 1: to have a noble desire or ambition
3828 2: to rise aloft
3829 @as.pi.rin \'as-p(*-)r*n\ n : a white crystalline drug used to
3830 relieve pain and fever
3831 @as regards or as respects prep : in regard to : with respect to
3832 @ass \'as\ n
3833 1: a long-eared animal smaller than the related horse : DONKEY
3834 2: a stupid person
3835 @as.sail \*-'sa_-l\ vb : to attack violently
3836 -- as.sail.able adj
3837 -- as.sail.ant \-'sa_--l*nt\ n
3838 @as.sas.sin \*-'sas- *n\ n [Ar h_ashsha_-shi_-n members of a medieval
3839 Muslim order who committed murder under the influence of hashish,
3840 fr. h_ashi_-sh hashish] : a murderer esp. for hire or fanatical
3841 reasons
3842 @as.sas.si.nate \- *n-.a_-t\ vb : to murder by sudden or secret
3843 attack
3844 -- as.sas.si.na.tion \-.sas- *n-'a_--sh*n\ n
3845 @as.sault \*-'so_.lt\ n
3846 1: a violent attack
3847 2: an unlawful attempt or offer to do hurt to another
3848 -- assault vb
3849 @1 as.say \a-'sa_-, 'as-.a_-\ vb
3850 1: TRY, ATTEMPT
3851 2: to subject (as an ore or drug) to an assay
3852 3: to make a critical estimate of
3853 4: to prove to be of a particular nature by means of an assay
3854
3855 2 as.say \'as-.a_-, a-'sa_-\ n
3856 1: a test (as of gold) to determine characteristics (as weight or
3857 quality)
3858 2: analysis (as of an ore or drug) to determine presence of one or
3859 more ingredients
3860 @as.sem.blage \*-'sem-blij\ n
3861 1: a collection of persons or things : GATHERING
3862 2: the act of assembling
3863 @as.sem.ble \*-'sem-b*l\ vb
3864 1: to collect into one place : CONGREGATE
3865 2: to fit together the parts of
3866 3: to meet together : CONVENE
3867 @as.sem.bly \*-'sem-ble_-\ n
3868 1: a gathering of persons : MEETING
3869 2 cap: a legislative body; esp : the lower house of a legislature
3870 3: a signal for troops to assemble
3871 4: the fitting together of parts (as of a machine)
3872 @as.sem.bly.man \-m*n\ n : a member of a legislative assembly
3873 @as.sent \*-'sent\ vb
3874 1: CONSENT
3875 2: AGREE, CONCUR
3876 -- assent n
3877 @as.sert \*-'s*rt\ vb
3878 1: to state positively
3879 2: to maintain against opposition : DEFEND
3880 SYN: declare, affirm, protest, avow, claim
3881 -- as.sert.ive \-'s*rt-iv\ adj
3882 -- as.sert.ive.ness n
3883 @as.ser.tion \*-'s*r-sh*n\ n : a positive statement
3884 @as.sess \*-'ses\ vb
3885 1: to fix the rate or amount of
3886 2: to impose (as a tax) at a specified rate
3887 3: to evaluate for taxation
3888 -- as.sess.ment n
3889 -- as.ses.sor n
3890 @as.set \'as-.et\ n
3891 1 pl: the entire property of a person or company that may be used
3892 to pay debts
3893 2: ADVANTAGE, RESOURCE
3894 @as.sev.er.ate \*-'sev-*-.ra_-t\ vb : to assert earnestly
3895 -- as.sev.er.a.tion \-.sev-*-'ra_--sh*n\ n
3896 @as.sid.u.ous \*-'sij-*-w*s\ adj : steadily attentive : DILIGENT
3897 -- as.si.du.i.ty \.as-*-'d(y)u_:-*t-e_-\ n
3898 -- as.sid.u.ous.ly \*-'sij-*-w*s-le_-\ adv
3899 -- as.sid.u.ous.ness n
3900 @as.sign \*-'si_-n\ vb
3901 1: to transfer (property) to another
3902 2: to appoint to a duty
3903 3: PRESCRIBE <assign a lesson>
3904 4: FIX, SPECIFY <assign a limit>
3905 5: ASCRIBE <assign a reason>
3906 -- as.sign.able adj
3907 @as.sig.na.tion \.as-ig-'na_--sh*n\ n : an appointment for a lovers'
3908 meeting; also : the resulting meeting
3909 @as.sign.ment \*-'si_-n-m*nt\ n
3910 1: the act of assigning
3911 2: something assigned : TASK
3912 @as.sim.i.late \*-'sim-*-.la_-t\ vb
3913 1: to take up and absorb as nourishment; also : to absorb into a
3914 cultural tradition
3915 2: COMPREHEND
3916 3: to make or become similar
3917 -- as.sim.i.la.tion \-.sim-*-'la_--sh*n\ n
3918 @1 as.sist \*-'sist\ vb : HELP, AID
3919 -- as.sis.tance n
3920
3921 2 assist n
3922 1: an act of assistance
3923 2: the act of a player who enables a teammate to make a putout (as
3924 in baseball) or score a goal (as in hockey)
3925 @as.sis.tant \*-'sis-t*nt\ n : one who assists : HELPER
3926 @as.size \*-'si_-z\ n
3927 1: a judicial inquest
3928 2 pl: the regular sessions of certain superior courts of the
3929 various counties of England
3930 @1 as.so.ci.ate \*-'so_--s(h)e_--.a_-t\ vb
3931 1: to join in companionship or partnership
3932 2: to connect in thought
3933
3934 2 as.so.ciate \-s(h)e_--*t, -sh*t\ n
3935 1: a fellow worker : PARTNER
3936 2: COMPANION
3937 -- associate adj
3938 @as.so.ci.a.tion \*-.so_--s(h)e_--'a_--sh*n\ n
3939 1: the act of associating
3940 2: an organization of persons : SOCIETY
3941 @as.so.cia.tive \*-'so_--s(h)e_--.a_-t-iv, -sh*t-iv\ adj : of,
3942 relating to, or involved in association and esp. mental association
3943 @as.so.nance \'as-*-n*ns\ n : repetition of vowels esp. as an
3944 alternative to rhyme in verse
3945 @as soon as conj : immediately at or just after the time that <we'll
3946 start as soon as he comes>
3947 @as.sort \*-'so_.rt\ vb
3948 1: to distribute into like groups : CLASSIFY
3949 2: HARMONIZE
3950 @as.sort.ed adj : consisting of various kinds
3951 @as.sort.ment \-'so_.rt-m*nt\ n : a collection of assorted things or
3952 persons
3953 @as.suage \*-'swa_-j\ vb
3954 1: to make (as pain or grief) less : EASE
3955 2: SATISFY
3956 SYN: alleviate, relieve, lighten
3957 @as.sume \*-'su_:m\ vb
3958 1: to take upon oneself
3959 2: to pretend to have
3960 3: to take as granted though not proved
3961 @as.sump.tion \*-'s*mp-sh*n\ n
3962 1: the taking up of a person into heaven
3963 2 cap: a church feast commemorating the Assumption of Mary and
3964 celebrated on August 15
3965 3: a taking upon oneself
3966 4: PRETENSION
3967 5: SUPPOSITION
3968 @as.sur.ance \*-'shu_.r-*ns\ n
3969 1: PLEDGE
3970 2: CERTAINTY
3971 3: INSURANCE
3972 4: SELF-CONFIDENCE
3973 5: AUDACITY
3974 @as.sure \*-'shu_.r\ vb
3975 1: INSURE
3976 2: to give confidence to
3977 3: to state confidently to
3978 4: to make certain the attainment of
3979 @as.sured \*-'shu_.rd\ n, pl assured or assureds : the beneficiary of
3980 an insurance policy
3981 @as.ta.tine \'as-t*-.te_-n\ n : an unstable radioactive chemical
3982 element
3983 @as.ter \'as-t*r\ n : any of various mostly fall-blooming
3984 leafy-stemmed herbs with daisylike purple, white, pink, or yellow
3985 flower heads
3986 @as.ter.isk \'as-t*-.risk\ n : a character * used as a reference mark
3987 or as an indication of the omission of letters or words
3988 @astern \*-'st*rn\ adv
3989 1: behind a ship or airplane : in the rear
3990 2: at or toward the stern of a ship or aircraft
3991 3: BACKWARD
3992 @as.ter.oid \'as-t*-.ro_.id\ n : one of thousands of small planets
3993 between Mars and Jupiter with diameters under 500 miles
3994 @asth.ma \'az-m*\ n : an often allergic disorder marked by difficulty
3995 in breathing and a cough
3996 -- asth.mat.ic \az-'mat-ik\ adj or n
3997 @as though conj : as if
3998 @astig.ma.tism \*-'stig-m*-.tiz-*m\ n : a defect in a lens or an eye
3999 causing improper focusing
4000 @astir \*-'st*r\ adj : being in action : MOVING
4001 @as to prep
4002 1: ABOUT, CONCERNING <at a loss as to what went on that night>
4003 2: according to <graded as to size and color>
4004 @as.ton.ish \*-'sta_:n-ish\ vb : to strike with sudden wonder : AMAZE
4005 -- as.ton.ish.ing.ly adv
4006 -- as.ton.ish.ment n
4007 @as.tound \*-'stau_.nd\ vb : to fill with bewildered wonder
4008 -- as.tound.ing.ly adv
4009 @1 astrad.dle \*-'strad- *l\ adv : on or above and extending onto
4010 both sides
4011
4012 2 astraddle prep : ASTRIDE
4013 @as.tra.khan \'as-tr*-k*n, -.kan\ n : KARAKUL
4014 @as.tral \'as-tr*l\ adj : of or relating to the stars
4015 @astray \*-'stra_-\ adv
4016 1: off the right way or route
4017 2: into error
4018 @1 astride \*-'stri_-d\ adv
4019 1: with one leg on each side
4020 2: with legs apart
4021
4022 2 astride prep : with one leg on each side of
4023 @1 as.trin.gent \*-'strin-j*nt\ adj : able or tending to shrink body
4024 tissues
4025 -- as.trin.gen.cy \-j*n-se_-\ n
4026
4027 2 astringent n : an astringent agent or substance
4028 @as.tro.labe \'as-tr*-.la_-b\ n : an instrument for observing the
4029 positions of celestial bodies
4030 @as.trol.o.gy \*-'stra_:l-*-je_-\ n : divination based on the
4031 supposed influence of the stars upon human events
4032 -- as.trol.o.ger \-*-j*r\ n
4033 -- as.tro.log.i.cal \.as-tr*-'la_:j-i-k*l\ adj
4034 @as.tro.naut \'as-tr*-.no_.t\ n : a traveler in a spaceship
4035 -- as.tro.nau.ti.cal \.as-tr*-'no_.t-i-k*l\ adj
4036 -- as.tro.nau.tics \-'no_.t-iks\ n
4037 @as.tro.nom.i.cal \.as-tr*-'na_:m-i-k*l\ or as.tro.nom.ic \-ik\ adj
4038 1: of or relating to astronomy
4039 2: extremely large <an astronomical amount of money>
4040 @as.tron.o.my \*-'stra_:n-*-me_-\ n : the science of the celestial
4041 bodies and of their magnitudes, motions, and constitution
4042 -- as.tron.o.mer \-*-m*r\ n
4043 @as.tro.phys.ics \.as-tr*-'fiz-iks\ n : astronomy dealing with the
4044 physical and chemical constitution of the celestial bodies
4045 -- as.tro.phys.i.cist \-'fiz-*-s*st\ n
4046 @as.tute \*-'st(y)u_:t, a-\ adj : shrewdly discerning; also : WILY
4047 -- as.tute.ly adv
4048 -- as.tute.ness n
4049 @asun.der \*-'s*n-d*r\ adv (or adj)
4050 1: into separate pieces
4051 2: separated in position
4052 @as well adv : in addition : TOO
4053 @as well as prep : in addition to : BESIDES
4054 @as yet adv : so far : YET <have not changed as yet>
4055 @asy.lum \*-'si_--l*m\ n
4056 1: a place of refuge
4057 2: protection given to esp. political fugitives
4058 3: an institution for the care of the needy or afflicted and esp.
4059 of the insane
4060 @asym.met.ric \.a_--s*-'met-rik\ or asym.met.ri.cal \-ri-k*l\ adj :
4061 not symmetrical
4062 @1 at \*t, (')at\ prep
4063 1: -- used to indicate a point in time or space <be here at 3
4064 o'clock> <he is at the hotel>
4065 2: -- used to indicate a goal <swung at the ball> <laugh at him>
4066 3: -- used to indicate position or condition <at rest>
4067 4: -- used to indicate means, cause, or manner <sold at auction>
4068
4069 2 at \'a_:t\ n, pl at -- see MONEY table
4070 @at all adv
4071 1: in all ways : without restriction <will go anywhere at all>
4072 2: in any way : in any circumstances <not at all likely>
4073 @at.a.vism \'at-*-.viz-*m\ n : appearance in an individual of a
4074 remotely ancestral character; also : such an individual or
4075 character
4076 -- at.a.vis.tic \.at-*-'vis-tik\ adj
4077 @ate, past or EAT
4078 @1 -ate n suffix
4079 1: one acted upon (in a specified way) <distillate>
4080 2: chemical compound or element derived from a (specified) compound
4081 or element <phenolate; esp : salt or ester of an acid with a
4082 name ending in -ic <acetate>
4083
4084 2 -ate n suffix : office : function : rank : group of persons holding
4085 a (specified) office or rank <professorate>
4086
4087 3 -ate adj suffix
4088 1: acted on (in a specified way) : brought into or being in a
4089 (specified) state <temperate>
4090 2: marked by having <chordate>
4091
4092 4 -ate vb suffix : cause to be modified or affected by <camphorate :
4093 cause to become <activate : furnish with <aerate>
4094 @ate.lier \.at- *l-'ya_-\ n
4095 1: an artist's studio
4096 2: WORKSHOP
4097 @athe.ist \'a_--the_--*st\ n : one who denies the existence of God
4098 -- athe.ism \'a_--the_--.iz-*m\ n
4099 -- athe.is.tic \.a_--the_--'is-tik\ adj
4100 @ath.e.nae.um or ath.e.ne.um \.ath-*-'ne_--*m\ n : a building where
4101 books, magazines, and newspapers are kept for use : LIBRARY
4102 @athirst \*-'th*rst\ adj
4103 1: THIRSTY
4104 2: EAGER, LONGING
4105 @ath.lete \'ath-.le_-t\ n : one trained to compete in athletics
4106 @ath.let.ic \ath-'let-ik\ adj
4107 1: of or relating to athletes or athletics
4108 2: VIGOROUS, ACTIVE
4109 3: STURDY, MUSCULAR
4110 @ath.let.ics \-iks\ n, sing or pl : exercises and games requiring
4111 physical skill, strength, and endurance
4112 @1 athwart \*-'thwo_.rt\ adv : obliquely across
4113
4114 2 athwart prep
4115 1: ACROSS
4116 2: in opposition to
4117 @atilt \*-'tilt\ adj (or adv)
4118 1: TILTED
4119 2: with lance in hand
4120 @at.las \'at-l*s\ n : a book of maps
4121 @at.mo.sphere \'at-m*-.sfi*r\ n
4122 1: the mass of air surrounding the earth
4123 2: a surrounding influence
4124 3: pressure of air at sea level used as a unit in physics
4125 4: a dominant effect
4126 -- at.mo.spher.ic \.at-m*-'sfi(*)r-ik, -'sfer-\ adj
4127 @atoll \'a-.to_.l, 'a_--, -.ta_:l\ n : a ring-shaped coral island
4128 surrounding a lagoon
4129 @at.om \'at-*m\ n [Gk atomos, fr. atomos indivisible, fr. a- un- +
4130 tom-, temnein to cut]
4131 1: a tiny particle : BIT
4132 2: the smallest particle of a chemical element that can exist alone
4133 or in combination
4134 @atom bomb or atomic bomb n : a very destructive bomb utilizing the
4135 energy released by splitting the atom
4136 @atom.ic \*-'ta_:m-ik\ adj
4137 1: of or relating to atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs
4138 2: extremely small
4139 @atomic energy n : energy that can be liberated by changes (as by
4140 fission or fusion) in the nucleus of an atom
4141 @atom.ics \*-'ta_:m-iks\ n : the science of atoms esp. when involving
4142 atomic energy
4143 @at.om.ize \'at-*-.mi_-z\ vb : to subject to atom bomb attack
4144 @at.om.iz.er n : a device for reducing a liquid to a very fine spray
4145 (as for spraying the throat)
4146 @aton.al \a_--'to_-n- *l\ adj : characterized by avoidance of
4147 traditional musical tonality
4148 -- ato.nal.i.ty \.a_--to_--'nal-*t-e_-\ n
4149 -- aton.al.ly \a_--'to_-n- *l-e_-\ adv
4150 @atone \*-'to_-n\ vb
4151 1: to make amends
4152 2: EXPIATE
4153 @atone.ment \-m*nt\ n
4154 1: RECONCILIATION; esp : the reconciliation of God and man through
4155 the death of Jesus Christ
4156 2: reparation for an offense
4157 @atop \*-'ta_:p\ prep : on top of
4158 @atri.um \'a_--tre_--*m\ n, pl atria \-tre_--*\ or atri.ums
4159 1: the central hall of a Roman house
4160 2: an anatomical cavity or passage; esp : one of the parts of the
4161 heart that receives blood from the veins
4162 -- atri.al \-tre_--*l\ adj
4163 @atro.cious \*-'tro_--sh*s\ adj
4164 1: savagely brutal, cruel, or wicked
4165 2: very bad : ABOMINABLE
4166 -- atro.cious.ly adv
4167 -- atro.cious.ness n
4168 @atroc.i.ty \*-'tra_:s-*t-e_-\ n
4169 1: ATROCIOUSNESS
4170 2: an atrocious act or object
4171 @1 at.ro.phy \'at-r*-fe_-\ n : decrease in size or wasting away of a
4172 bodily part or tissue
4173
4174 2 atrophy vb : to cause or undergo atrophy
4175 @at.ro.pine \'at-r*-.pe_-n, -p*n\ n : a poisonous drug from
4176 belladonna and related plants used to relieve spasms and to dilate
4177 the pupil of the eye
4178 @at.tach \*-'tach\ vb
4179 1: to seize legally in order to force payment of a debt
4180 2: to bind by personal ties
4181 3: FASTEN, CONNECT
4182 4: to be fastened or connected
4183 @at.ta.che \.at-*-'sha_-, .a-.ta-, *-.ta-\ n : a technical expert on
4184 the diplomatic staff of an ambassador
4185 @at.ta.che case \*-'tash-e_--, .at-*-'sha_--\ n : a small suitcase
4186 used esp. for carrying papers and documents
4187 @at.tach.ment \*-'tach-m*nt\ n
4188 1: legal seizure of property
4189 2: connection by ties of affection and regard
4190 3: a device attached to a machine or implement
4191 4: a connection by which one thing is attached to another
4192 @1 at.tack \*-'tak\ vb
4193 1: to set upon with force or words : ASSAIL, ASSAULT
4194 2: to set to work on
4195
4196 2 attack n
4197 1: an offensive action
4198 2: a fit of sickness
4199 @at.tain \*-'ta_-n\ vb
4200 1: ACHIEVE, ACCOMPLISH
4201 2: to arrive at : REACH
4202 -- at.tain.abil.i.ty \*-.ta_--n*-'bil-*t-e_-\ n
4203 -- at.tain.able \-'ta_--n*-b*l\ adj
4204 @at.tain.der \*-'ta_-n-d*r\ n : extinction of the civil rights of a
4205 person upon sentence of death or outlawry
4206 @at.tain.ment \*-'ta_-n-m*nt\ n
4207 1: the act of attaining
4208 2: something attained : ACCOMPLISHMENT
4209 @at.taint \*-'ta_-nt\ vb : to condemn to loss of civil rights
4210 @at.tar \'at-*r\ n : a fragrant floral oil
4211 @at.tempt \*-'tempt\ vb : to make an effort toward : TRY
4212 -- attempt n
4213 @at.tend \*-'tend\ vb
4214 1: to look after : TEND
4215 2: to be present with : ACCOMPANY
4216 3: to be present at
4217 4: to pay attention
4218 5: to apply oneself
4219 6: to take charge
4220 @at.ten.dance \*-'ten-d*ns\ n
4221 1: the act or fact of attending
4222 2: the number of persons present
4223 @1 at.ten.dant \-d*nt\ adj : ACCOMPANYING <attendant circumstances>
4224
4225 2 attendant n : one that attends another to render a service
4226 @at.ten.tion \*-'ten-ch*n\ n
4227 1: the act or state of applying the mind to an object
4228 2: CONSIDERATION
4229 3: an act of courtesy
4230 4: a position of readiness for further orders assumed on command by
4231 a soldier
4232 -- at.ten.tive \-'tent-iv\ adj
4233 -- at.ten.tive.ly adv
4234 @at.ten.u.ate \*-'ten-y*-.wa_-t\ vb
4235 1: to make or become thin
4236 2: WEAKEN
4237 -- at.ten.u.a.tion \*-.ten-y*-'wa_--sh*n\ n
4238 @at.test \*-'test\ vb
4239 1: to certify as genuine by signing as a witness
4240 2: MANIFEST
4241 3: TESTIFY
4242 -- at.tes.ta.tion \.a-.tes-'ta_--sh*n\ n
4243 @at.tic \'at-ik\ n : the space or room in a building next below the
4244 roof
4245 @1 at.tire \*-'ti_-(*)r\ vb : DRESS, ARRAY
4246
4247 2 attire n : DRESS, CLOTHES
4248 @at.ti.tude \'at-*-.t(y)u_:d\ n
4249 1: the arrangement of the parts of a body : POSTURE
4250 2: a mental position or feeling with regard to an object
4251 3: the position of something in relation to something else
4252 @at.ti.tu.di.nize \.at-*-t(y)u_:d- *n-.i_-z\ vb : to assume an
4253 affected mental attitude : POSE
4254 @at.tor.ney \*-'t*r-ne_-\ n : a legal agent qualified to act for
4255 persons in legal proceedings
4256 @at.tract \*-'trakt\ vb
4257 1: to draw to or toward oneself : cause to approach
4258 2: to draw by emotional or aesthetic appeal
4259 SYN: charm, fascinate, allure
4260 -- at.trac.tive \-'trak-tiv\ adj
4261 -- at.trac.tive.ly adv
4262 -- at.trac.tive.ness n
4263 @at.trac.tion \*-'trak-sh*n\ n
4264 1: the act or power of attracting; esp : personal charm
4265 2: an attractive quality, object, or feature
4266 3: a force tending to draw particles together
4267 @1 at.tri.bute \'at-r*-.byu_:t\ n
4268 1: an inherent characteristic : QUALITY
4269 2: a word ascribing a quality; esp : ADJECTIVE
4270
4271 2 at.trib.ute \*-'trib-y*t\ vb
4272 1: to explain as to cause or origin <attribute the illness to
4273 fatigue>
4274 2: to regard as a characteristic
4275 SYN: ascribe, credit, charge
4276 -- at.trib.ut.able \*-'trib-y*t-*-b*l\ adj
4277 -- at.tri.bu.tion \.at-r*-'byu_:-sh*n\ n
4278 @at.trib.u.tive \*-'trib-y*t-iv\ adj : joined directly to a modified
4279 noun without a copulative verb <red in red hair is an attributive
4280 adjective>
4281 -- attributive n
4282 @at.tri.tion \*-'trish-*n\ n : the act of wearing away as if by
4283 rubbing
4284 @at.tune \*-'t(y)u_:n\ vb : to bring into harmony : TUNE
4285 @atyp.i.cal \a_--'tip-i-k*l\ adj : not typical : IRREGULAR
4286 @au.burn \'o_.-b*rn\ adj : reddish brown
4287 -- auburn n
4288 @au cou.rant \o_--ku_:-ra_: n\ adj : fully informed : UP-TO-DATE
4289 @1 auc.tion \'o_.k-sh*n\ n : public sale of property to the highest
4290 bidder
4291
4292 2 auction vb : to sell at auction
4293 @auc.tion.eer \.o_.k-sh*-'ni*r\ n : an agent who conducts an auction
4294 @auc.to.ri.al \o_.k-'to_-r-e_--*l\ adj : of or relating to an author
4295 @au.da.cious \o_.-'da_--sh*s\ adj
4296 1: DARING, BOLD
4297 2: INSOLENT
4298 -- au.da.cious.ly adv
4299 -- au.da.cious.ness n
4300 -- au.dac.i.ty \o_.-'das-*t-e_-\ n
4301 @au.di.ble \'o_.d-*-b*l\ adj : capable of being heard
4302 -- au.di.bil.i.ty \.o_.d-*-'bil-*t-e_-\ n
4303 -- au.di.bly \'o_.d-*-ble_-\ adv
4304 @au.di.ence \'o_.d-e_--*ns\ n
4305 1: a formal interview
4306 2: an opportunity of being heard
4307 3: an assembly of listeners or spectators
4308 @au.dio \'o_.d-e_--.o_-\ adj
4309 1: of or relating to frequencies (as of radio waves) corresponding
4310 to those of audible sound waves
4311 2: of or relating to sound or its reproduction and esp.
4312 high-fidelity reproduction
4313 3: relating to or used in the transmission or reception of sound
4314 @au.dio.phile \'o_.d-e_--*-.fi_-l\ n : one who is enthusiastic about
4315 high-fidelity sound reproduction
4316 @au.dio.vi.su.al \.o_.d-e_--o_--'vizh-(*-w)*l\ adj : of, relating to,
4317 or making use of both hearing and sight <audiovisual teaching aids>
4318 @1 au.dit \'o_.d-*t\ n : a formal examination and verification of
4319 financial accounts
4320
4321 2 audit vb
4322 1: to make an audit of
4323 2: to attend (a course) without expecting formal credit
4324 @1 au.di.tion \o_.-'dish-*n\ n : HEARING; esp : a trial performance
4325 to appraise an entertainer's merits
4326
4327 2 audition vb : to give an audition to
4328 @au.di.tor \'o_.d-*t-*r\ n
4329 1: LISTENER
4330 2: a person who audits
4331 @au.di.to.ri.um \.o_.d-*-'to_-r-e_--*m\ n
4332 1: the part of a public building where an audience sits
4333 2: a hall or building used for public gatherings
4334 @au.di.to.ry \'o_.d-*-.to_-r-e_-\ adj : of or relating to hearing or
4335 the sense or organs of hearing
4336 @Auf Wi.ede.rse.hen \au_.f-'ve_-d-*r-.za_-n\ interj -- used to
4337 express farewell
4338 @au.ger \'o_.-g*r\ n : a boring tool
4339 @aught \'o_.t, 'a_:t\ n : ZERO, CIPHER
4340 @aug.ment \o_.g-'ment\ vb : ENLARGE, INCREASE
4341 -- aug.men.ta.tion \.o_.g-m*n-'ta_--sh*n\ n
4342 @au gra.tin \o_--'gra_:t- *n, -'grat-\ adj : covered with bread
4343 crumbs, butter, and cheese and browned
4344 @1 au.gur \'o_.-g*r\ n : DIVINER, SOOTHSAYER
4345
4346 2 augur vb
4347 1: to foretell esp. from omens
4348 2: to give promise of : PRESAGE
4349 @au.gu.ry \'o_.-g(y)*-re_-\ n
4350 1: divination from omens
4351 2: OMEN, PORTENT
4352 @au.gust \o_.-'g*st\ adj : marked by majestic dignity or grandeur
4353 -- au.gust.ly adv
4354 -- au.gust.ness n
4355
4356 Au.gust \'o_.-g*st\ n : the 8th month of the year having 31 days
4357 @auk \'o_.k\ n : a stocky black-and-white diving seabird that breeds
4358 in arctic regions
4359 @auld \'o_.l(d), 'a_:l(d)\ adj, chiefly Scot : OLD
4360 @aunt \'ant, 'a_.nt\ n
4361 1: the sister of one's father or mother
4362 2: the wife of one's uncle
4363 @au.ra \'o_.r-*\ n
4364 1: a distinctive atmosphere surroundings a given source
4365 2: a luminous radiation
4366 @au.ral \'o_.r-*l\ adj : of or relating to the ear or to the sense of
4367 hearing
4368 @aurar, pl of EYRIR
4369 @au.re.ate \'o_.r-e_--*t\ adj
4370 1: of a golden color or brilliance
4371 2: RESPLENDENT, ORNATE
4372 @au.re.ole \'o_.r-e_--.o_-l\ n : HALO, NIMBUS
4373 @au re.voir \.o_-r-*v-'wa_:r\ n : GOOD-BYE
4374 @au.ri.cle \'o_.r-i-k*l\ n
4375 1: the external ear
4376 2: an earlike lobe (as of the heart)
4377 @au.ric.u.lar \o_.-'rik-y*-l*r\ adj
4378 1: AURAL
4379 2: told privately
4380 3: known by the sense of hearing
4381 4: of or relating to an auricle
4382 @au.rif.er.ous \o_.-'rif-(*-)r*s\ adj : gold-bearing
4383 @au.ro.ra \*-'ro_-r-*\ n, pl -rae/-'ro_-r-(.)e_-/ or -ras
4384 1: AURORA BOREALIS
4385 2: AURORA AUSTRALIS
4386 @aurora australis \-o_.-'stra_--l*s\ n : display of light in the
4387 southern hemisphere corresponding to the aurora borealis
4388 @aurora borealis \-.bo_-r-e_--'al-*s\ n : streamers or arches of
4389 light in the night sky that are held to be of electrical origin and
4390 appear esp. in the arctic regions
4391 @aus.pice \'o_.-sp*s\ n
4392 1: observation in augury
4393 2: a prophetic sign or omen
4394 3 pl: kindly patronage and protection
4395 @aus.pi.cious \o_.-'spish-*s\ adj
4396 1: affording a favorable auspice
4397 2: FORTUNATE, PROSPEROUS
4398 -- aus.pi.cious.ly adv
4399 @aus.tere \o_.-'sti*r\ adj
4400 1: STERN, SEVERE, STRICT
4401 2: ABSTEMIOUS
4402 3: UNADORNED <austere style>
4403 -- aus.tere.ly adv
4404 -- aus.ter.i.ty \o_.-'ster-*t-e_-\ n
4405 @aus.tral \'o_.-str*l\ adj : SOUTHERN
4406 @Aus.tra.lian \o_.-'stra_-l-y*n\ n : a native or inhabitant of
4407 Australia
4408 -- australian adj
4409 @Aus.tri.an \'o_.-stre_--*n\ n : a native or inhabitant of Austria
4410 -- austrian adj
4411 @au.then.tic \*-'thent-ik, o_.-\ adj : GENUINE, REAL
4412 -- au.then.ti.cal.ly adv
4413 -- au.then.tic.i.ty \.o_.-.then-'tis-*t-e_-\ n
4414 @au.then.ti.cate \*-'thent-i-.ka_-t, o_.-\ vb : to prove genuine
4415 -- au.then.ti.ca.tion \-.thent-i-'ka_--sh*n\ n
4416 @au.thor \'o_.-th*r\ n
4417 1: one that writes or composes a literary work
4418 2: one that originates or creates
4419 -- au.thor.ess \-th(*-)r*s\ n
4420 @au.thor.i.tar.i.an \*-.tho_.r-*-'ter-e_--*n, o_.-\ adj
4421 1: characterized by or favoring the principle of blind obedience to
4422 authority
4423 2: characterized by or favoring concentration of political power in
4424 an authority not responsible to the people
4425 @au.thor.i.ta.tive \*-'tho_.r-*-.ta_-t-iv, o_.-\ adj : supported by
4426 or proceeding from authority : TRUSTWORTHY
4427 -- au.thor.i.ta.tive.ly adv
4428 @au.thor.i.ty \*-'tho_.r-*t-e_-, o_.-\ n
4429 1: a citation used in support of a statement or in defense of an
4430 action; also : the source of such a citation
4431 2: one appealed to as an expert
4432 3: power to influence thought or behavior
4433 4: freedom granted : RIGHT
4434 5: persons in command; esp : GOVERNMENT
4435 @au.tho.rize \'o_.-th*-.ri_-z\ vb
4436 1: to give legal power to
4437 2: SANCTION
4438 3: JUSTIFY
4439 -- au.tho.ri.za.tion \.o_.-th(*-)r*-'za_--sh*n\ n
4440 @au.thor.ship \'o_.-th*r-.ship\ n
4441 1: the state of being an author
4442 2: the origin of a piece of writing
4443 @au.to \'o_.t-o_-\ n : AUTOMOBILE
4444 @au.to.bahn \'o_.t-o_--.ba_:n, 'au_.t\ n : a German expressway
4445 @au.to.bi.og.ra.phy \.o_.t-*-bi_--'a_:g-r*-fe_-\ n : the biography of
4446 a person narrated by himself
4447 -- au.to.bi.og.ra.pher \-r*-f*r\ n
4448 -- au.to.bi.o.graph.i.cal \-.bi_--*-'graf-i-k*l\ adj
4449 @au.toch.tho.nous \o_.-'ta_:k-th*-n*s\ adj : INDIGENOUS, NATIVE
4450 @au.toc.ra.cy \o_.-'ta_:k-r*-se_-\ n : government by one person
4451 having unlimited power
4452 -- au.to.crat \'o_.t-*-.krat\ n
4453 -- au.to.crat.ic \.o_.t-*-'krat-ik\ adj
4454 -- au.to.crat.i.cal.ly adv
4455 @1 au.to.graph \'o_.t-*-.graf\ n
4456 1: an original manuscript
4457 2: a person's signature written by hand
4458
4459 2 autograph vb : to write one's signature on
4460 @au.to.in.tox.i.ca.tion \.o_.t-o_--in-.ta_:k-s*-'ka_--sh*n\ n : a
4461 state of being poisoned by substances produced within the body
4462 @au.to.mate \'o_.t-*-.ma_-t\ vb
4463 1: to operate by automation
4464 2: to convert to automatic operation
4465 @1 au.to.mat.ic \.o_.t-*-'mat-ik\ adj
4466 1: INVOLUNTARY
4467 2: made so that certain parts act in a desired manner at the proper
4468 time : SELF-ACTING
4469 -- au.to.mat.i.cal.ly adv
4470
4471 2 automatic n : an automatic device; esp : an automatic firearm
4472 @au.to.ma.tion \.o_.t-*-'ma_--sh*n\ n
4473 1: the technique of making an apparatus, a process, or a system
4474 operate automatically
4475 2: the state of being operated automatically
4476 3: automatically controlled operation of an apparatus, process, or
4477 system by mechanical or electronic devices that take the place
4478 of human operators
4479 @au.tom.a.tize \o_.-'ta_:m-*-.ti_-z\ vb : to make automatic
4480 -- au.tom.a.ti.za.tion \-.ta_:m-*t-*-'za_--sh*n\ n
4481 @au.tom.a.ton \o_.-'ta_:m-*t-*n, -*-.ta_:n\ n
4482 1: an automatic machine; esp : one made to imitate the motions of a
4483 person
4484 2: a creature who acts in a mechanical manner
4485 @au.to.mo.bile \.o_.t-*-mo_--'be_-l, -'mo_--.be_-l\ n : a usu.
4486 4-wheeled self-propelling vehicle for passenger transportation on
4487 streets and roadways
4488 -- au.to.mo.bil.ist \-mo_--'be_--l*st\ n
4489 @au.to.mo.tive \.o_.t-*-'mo_-t-iv\ adj
4490 1: SELF-PROPELLING
4491 2: of or relating to self-propelling vehicles and esp. automobiles
4492 and motorcycles
4493 @au.ton.o.mous \o_.-'ta_:n-*-m*s\ adj : having the right or power of
4494 self-government : INDEPENDENT
4495 -- au.ton.o.mous.ly adv
4496 -- au.ton.o.my \-me_-\ n
4497 @au.top.sy \'o_.-.ta_:p-se_-, 'o_.t-*p-\ n : examination of a dead
4498 body usu. to determine the cause of death
4499 @au.tumn \'o_.t-*m\ n : the season between summer and winter
4500 -- au.tum.nal \o_.-'t*m-n*l\ adj
4501 @1 aux.il.ia.ry \o_.g-'zil-y*-re_-\ adj
4502 1: providing help
4503 2: functioning in a subsidiary capacity
4504 3: accompanying a verb form to express person, number, mood, or
4505 tense <auxiliary verbs>
4506
4507 2 auxiliary n
4508 1: an auxiliary person, group, or device
4509 2: an auxiliary verb
4510 @aux.in \'o_.k-s*n\ n : a plant hormone; esp : one stimulating growth
4511 in length
4512 @1 avail \*-'va_-l\ vb : to be of use or advantage : HELP, BENEFIT
4513
4514 2 avail n : USE <effort was of no avail>
4515 @avail.able \*-'va_--l*-b*l\ adj
4516 1: that may be utilized
4517 2: ACCESSIBLE
4518 -- avail.abil.i.ty \-.va_--l*-'bil-*t-e_-\ n
4519 @av.a.lanche \'av-*-.lanch\ n : a mass of snow, ice, earth, or rock
4520 sliding down a mountainside
4521 @avant-garde \.a_:v-.a_:n(t)-'ga_:rd, -.a_: n-\ n : those esp. in the
4522 arts who create or apply new or experimental ideas and techniques
4523 -- avant-garde adj
4524 @av.a.rice \'av-(*-)r*s\ n : excessive desire for wealth : GREED
4525 -- av.a.ri.cious \.av-*-'rish-*s\ adj
4526 @avast \*-'vast\ vb -- a nautical command to stop or cease
4527 @av.a.tar \'av-*-.ta_:r\ n : INCARNATION
4528 @avaunt \*-'vo_.nt\ adv, archaic : AWAY, HENCE
4529 @ave \'a_:v-.a_-\ n : an expression of greeting or parting
4530 @Ave Ma.ria \.a_:v-.a_--m*-'re_--*\ n : a salutation and prayer to
4531 the Virgin Mary
4532 @avenge \*-'venj\ vb : to take vengeance for
4533 -- aveng.er n
4534 @av.e.nue \'av-*-n(y)u_:\ n
4535 1: PASSAGEWAY
4536 2: a way of attaining something
4537 3: a broad street esp. when bordered by trees
4538 @aver \*-'v*r\ vb averred; aver.ring : to declare positively
4539 @1 av.er.age \'av-(*-)rij\ n
4540 1: MEAN 3 4
4541 2: a ratio (as a rate per thousand) of successful tries to total
4542 tries <batting average of .303>
4543
4544 2 average adj
4545 1: equaling or approximating an average
4546 2: being about midway between extremes
4547 3: being not out of the ordinary : COMMONS <the average man>
4548
4549 3 average vb
4550 1: to be at or come to an average
4551 2: to be usually
4552 3: to find the average of
4553 @aver.ment \*-'v*r-m*nt\ n : AFFIRMATION
4554 @averse \*-'v*rs\ adj : having an active feeling of dislike or
4555 reluctance <averse from publicity> <averse to exercise>
4556 @aver.sion \*'v*r-zh*n\ n
4557 1: a feeling of repugnance for something with a desire to avoid it
4558 2: something decidedly disliked
4559 @avert \*-'v*rt\ vb
4560 1: to turn aside or away <avert the eyes>
4561 2: to ward off : prevent the occurrence of
4562 @avi.an \'a_--ve_--*n\ adj : of, relating to, or derived from birds
4563 @avi.ary \'a_--ve_--.er-e_-\ n : a place where live birds are kept
4564 usu. for exhibition
4565 @avi.a.tion \.a_--ve_--'a_--sh*n, .av-e_--\ n
4566 1: the operation of heavier-than-air airplanes
4567 2: aircraft manufacture, development, and design
4568 -- avi.a.tor \'a_--ve_--.a_-t-*r, 'av-e_--\ n
4569 @avi.a.trix \.a_--ve_--'a_--triks, .av-e_--\ n : a woman airplane
4570 pilot
4571 @av.id \'av-*d\ adj
4572 1: craving eagerly : GREEDY
4573 2: enthusiastic in pursuit of an interest
4574 -- avid.i.ty \*-'vid-*t-e_-, a-\ n
4575 -- av.id.ly \'av-*d-le_-\ adv
4576 @avi.on.ics \.a_--ve_--'a_:n-iks, .av-e_--\ n : the production of
4577 electrical devices for use in aviation, missilery, and astronautics
4578 -- avi.on.ic \-ik\ adj
4579 @avi.ta.min.osis \.a_--.vi_-t-*-m*-'no_--s*s\ n : disease resulting
4580 from vitamin deficiency
4581 -- avi.ta.min.ot.ic \-m*-'na_:t-ik\ adj
4582 @av.o.ca.do \.av-*-'ka_:d-o_-\ n : the soft oily edible fruit of a
4583 tropical American tree; also : this tree
4584 @av.o.ca.tion \.av-*-'ka_--sh*n\ n : a subordinate occupation pursued
4585 esp. for pleasure : HOBBY
4586 @avoid \*-'vo_.id\ vb
4587 1: to keep away from : SHUN
4588 2: to prevent the occurrence of
4589 3: to refrain from
4590 -- avoid.able adj
4591 -- avoid.ance \- *ns\ n
4592 @1 av.oir.du.pois \.av-*rd-*-'po_.iz\ n
4593 1: avoirdupois weight
4594 2: WEIGHT, HEAVINESS; esp : personal weight
4595
4596 2 avoirdupois adj : of or relating to a system of weights
4597 (avoirdupois weights) based on the pound of 16 ounces and the ounce
4598 of 16 drams
4599 @avouch \*-'vau_.ch\ vb
4600 1: to declare positively : AVER
4601 2: GUARANTEE
4602 @avow \*-'vau_.\ vb : to declare openly : ACKNOWLEDGE
4603 -- avow.al \-'vau_.(-*)l\ n
4604 @avun.cu.lar \*-'v*n_e-ky*-l*r\ adj : of, relating to, or resembling
4605 an uncle
4606 @await \*-'wa_-t\ vb : to wait for : EXPECT
4607 @1 awake \*-'wa_-k\ vb awoke \-'wo_-k\ or awaked; awaked; awoke;
4608 awoken \-'wo_--k*n\; awak.ing : to bring back to consciousness
4609 after sleep : wake up
4610
4611 2 awake adj : not asleep; also : ALERT
4612 @awak.en \*-'wa_--k*n\ vb : AWAKE
4613 @1 award \*-'wo_.rd\ vb
4614 1: to give by judicial decision <award damages>
4615 2: to give in recognition of merit or achievement <award a prize>
4616
4617 2 award n
4618 1: a final decision : JUDGMENT
4619 2: something awarded : PRIZE
4620 @aware \*-'wa*r\ adj : having perception or knowledge : CONSCIOUS,
4621 INFORMED
4622 -- aware.ness n
4623 @awash \*-'wo_.sh, -'wa_:sh\ adv (or adj)
4624 1: washed by waves or tide
4625 2: AFLOAT
4626 3: FLOODED
4627 @1 away \* 'wa_-\ adv
4628 1: from this or that place <go away>
4629 2: out of the way <lay away>
4630 3: in another direction <turn away>
4631 4: out of existence <fade away>
4632 5: from one's possession <give away>
4633 6: without interruption <chatter away>
4634 7: without hesitation <fire away>
4635 8: at a distance in space or time <far away> <away back in 1910>
4636
4637 2 away adj
4638 1: ABSENT
4639 2: DISTANT <a lake 10 miles away>
4640 @1 awe \'o_.\ n
4641 1: profound and reverent dread of the supernatural
4642 2: respectful fear inspired by authority
4643
4644 2 awe vb : to inspire with awe
4645 @awea.ry \*-'wi(*)r-e_-\ adj : WEARIED
4646 @aweigh \*-'wa_-\ adj : just clear of the bottom and hanging
4647 perpendicularly <anchors aweigh>
4648 @awe.some \'o_.-s*m\ adj
4649 1: expressive of awe
4650 2: inspiring awe
4651 @awe.strick.en \'o_.-.strik-*n\ or awe.struck \-.str*k\ adj : filled
4652 with awe
4653 @aw.ful \'o_.-f*l\ adj
4654 1: inspiring awe
4655 2: extremely disagreeable
4656 3: very great
4657 @aw.ful.ly \usu 'o_.-f*-le_- for 1, 'o_.-fle_- for 2\ adv
4658 1: in an awful manner
4659 2: EXCEEDINGLY
4660 @awhile \*-'hwi_-l\ adv : for a while
4661 @awhirl \*-'hw*rl\ adv (or adj) : in a whirl : WHIRLING
4662 @awk.ward \'o_.-kw*rd\ adj
4663 1: CLUMSY
4664 2: UNGRACEFUL
4665 3: difficult to explain : EMBARRASSING
4666 4: difficult to deal with
4667 -- awk.ward.ly adv
4668 -- awk.ward.ness n
4669 @awl \'o_.l\ n : a pointed instrument for making small holes
4670 @awn \'o_.n\ n : one of the bristles on a spike of grass
4671 @aw.ning \'o_.-nin_e\ n : a rooflike cover (as of canvas) extended
4672 over or in front of a place as a shelter
4673 @Awol \'a_--.wo_.l, .a_--.d*b-*l-yu_.-.o_--'el\ n : a person who is
4674 absent without permission
4675 -- awol adv (or adj)
4676 @awry \*-'ri_-\ adv (or adj)
4677 1: twisted to one side : ASKEW
4678 2: out of the right course : AMISS
4679 @ax or axe \'aks\ n : a chopping or cutting tool with an edged head
4680 fitted parallel to a handle
4681 @ax.i.al \'ak-se_--*l\ adj
4682 1: of, relating to, or functioning as an axis
4683 2: situated around, in the direction of, on, or along an axis
4684 @ax.i.om \'ak-se_--*m\ n
4685 1: a statement generally accepted as true : MAXIM
4686 2: a proposition regarded as a self-evident truth
4687 -- ax.i.om.at.ic \.ak-se_--*-'mat-ik\ adj
4688 @ax.is \'ak-s*s\ n, pl ax.es \-.se_-z\
4689 1: a real or imaginary straight line passing through a body that
4690 actually or supposedly revolves upon it <the earth's axis>
4691 2: a lengthwise central line or part (as a plant stem) around which
4692 parts of a body are symmetrically arranged
4693 3: an alliance between major powers to show solidarity of interest
4694 and to insure mutual support
4695 @ax.le \'ak-s*l\ n : a spindle on which a wheel revolves
4696 @axle.tree \-(.)tre_-\ n : a fixed bar with bearings at its ends on
4697 which wheels (as of a cart) revolve
4698 @ayah \'i_--*, 'a_:-y*\ n : a native nurse or maid in India
4699 @1 aye also ay \'a_-\ adv : ALWAYS, EVER
4700
4701 2 aye also ay \'i_-\ adv : YES
4702
4703 3 aye \'i_-\ n : an affirmative vote
4704 @aza.lea \*-'za_-l-y*\ n : any of various rhododendrons with
4705 funnel-shaped blossoms and usu. deciduous leaves
4706 @az.i.muth \'az-*-m*th\ n
4707 1: an arc of the horizon measured between a fixed point and the
4708 vertical circle passing through the center of an object
4709 2: horizontal direction
4710 @Az.tec \'az-.tek\ n : a member of an Indian people that founded the
4711 Mexican empire and were conquered by Cortes in 1519
4712 -- azt.eca.n adj
4713 @azure \'azh-*r\ n : the blue of the clear sky
4714 -- azure adj
4715 @b \'be_-\ n, often cap : the 2d letter of the English alphabet
4716 @bab.ble \'bab-*l\ vb
4717 1: to utter meaningless sounds
4718 2: to talk foolishly or excessively
4719 -- babble n
4720 -- bab.bler \-(*-)l*r\ n
4721 @babe \'ba_-b\ n : BABY
4722 @ba.bel \'ba_-b-*l, 'bab-\ n, often cap [fr. the Tower of Babel, Gen
4723 11:4-9] : a place or scene of noise and confusion; also : a
4724 confused sound (as of voices)
4725 SYN: hubbub, racket, din, uproar
4726 @ba.boon \ba-'bu_:n\ n : a large ape of Asia and Africa with a
4727 doglike muzzle
4728 @ba.bush.ka \b*-'bu_.sh-k*\ n : a kerchief for the head usu. folded
4729 triangularly
4730 @1 ba.by \'ba_--be_-\ n
4731 1: a very young child : INFANT
4732 2: the youngest or smallest of a group
4733 3: a childish person
4734 -- baby adj
4735 -- ba.by.hood n
4736 -- ba.by.ish adj
4737
4738 2 baby vb : to use with great care or consideration : HUMOR
4739 @ba.by-sit \-.sit\ vb : to care for children usu. during a short
4740 absence of the parents
4741 -- ba.by-sit.ter n
4742 @bac.ca.lau.re.ate \.bak-*-'lo_.r-e_--*t\ n
4743 1: the degree of bachelor conferred by colleges and universities
4744 2: a sermon (baccalaureate sermon) delivered to a graduating class
4745 @bac.cha.na.lia \.bak-*-'na_-l-y*\ n, pl -lia : a drunken orgy
4746 -- bac.cha.na.lian adj or n
4747 @bach.e.lor \'bach-(*-)l*r\ n
4748 1: a person holding the first or lowest academic degree
4749 2: a man who has not married
4750 -- bach.e.lor.hood n
4751 @ba.cil.lus \b*-'sil-*s\ n, pl -cil.li \-'sil-.i_-\ : any of numerous
4752 rod-shaped bacteria; also : a disease-producing bacterium
4753 -- bac.il.lary \'bas-*-.ler-e_-\ adj
4754 @1 back \'bak\ n
4755 1: the rear or dorsal part of the human body; also : the
4756 corresponding part of a lower animal
4757 2: the part or surface opposite the front : REAR, REVERSE
4758 3: a player in the backfield in football
4759 -- back.less adj
4760
4761 2 back adv
4762 1: to, toward, or at the rear
4763 2: AGO
4764 3: so as to be restrained or retarded
4765 4: to, toward, or in a former place or state
4766 5: in return or reply
4767
4768 3 back adj
4769 1: located at or in the back; also : REMOTE
4770 2: OVERDUE
4771 3: moving or operating backward
4772 4: not current
4773 SYN: posterior
4774
4775 4 back vb
4776 1: SUPPORT, UPHOLD
4777 2: to go or make go backward or in reverse
4778 3: to furnish with a back : form the back of
4779 @back.ache \-.a_-k\ n : pain in the back; esp : a dull persistent
4780 pain in the lower back
4781 @back-bencher \-'ben-ch*r\ n : a rank-and-file member of a British
4782 legislature
4783 @back.bite \-.bi_-t\ vb : to say mean or spiteful things about
4784 someone who is absent
4785 -- back.bit.er n
4786 @back.board \-.bo_-rd\ n : a board or construction placed at the back
4787 or serving as a back
4788 @back.bone \-'bo_-n\ n
4789 1: the bony column in the back of a vertebrate that encloses the
4790 spinal cord and is the chief support of the trunk
4791 2: firm resolute character
4792 @back.drop \-.dra_:p\ n : a painted cloth hung across the rear of a
4793 stage
4794 @back.er n : one that supports (as a policy)
4795 SYN: upholder, champion, sponsor, patron
4796 @back.field \'bak-.fe_-ld\ n : the football players whose positions
4797 are behind the line
4798 @back.fire \-.fi_-(*)r\ n : a premature explosion in the cylinder or
4799 an explosion in the intake or exhaust passages of an
4800 internal-combustion engine
4801 -- back.fire vb
4802 @back.gam.mon \'bak-.gam-*n\ n : a game played with pieces on a
4803 double board in which the moves are determined by throwing dice
4804 @back.ground \-.grau_.nd\ n
4805 1: the scenery behind something seen or represented
4806 2: the conditions that form the setting within which something is
4807 experienced; also : the sum of a person's experience, training,
4808 and understanding
4809 @back.hand \-.hand\ n : a stroke made with the back of the hand
4810 turned in the direction in which the hand is moving; also : the
4811 side on which such a stroke is made
4812 @back.ing \-in_e\ n
4813 1: a material back
4814 2: SUPPORT, AID; also : a body of supporters
4815 @back.log \-.lo_.g, -.la_:g\ n
4816 1: a large log at the back of a hearth fire
4817 2: a reserve esp. of unfilled orders
4818 3: an accumulation of unperformed tasks
4819 @back of prep : BEHIND
4820 @back.rest \'bak-.rest\ n : a rest at or for the back
4821 @back.side \'bak-'si_-d\ n : BUTTOCKS
4822 @back.slap \-.slap\ vb : to display excessive cordiality
4823 -- back.slap.per n
4824 @back.slide \-.sli_-d\ vb : to lapse morally or in the practice of
4825 religion
4826 -- back.slid.er n
4827 @back.spin \'bak-.spin\ n : a backward rotary motion of a ball
4828 @back.stop \-.sta_:p\ n : something serving as a stop behind
4829 something else; esp : a screen or fence used in a game (as
4830 baseball) to keep a ball from leaving the field of play
4831 @back.stretch \-.strech\ n : the side opposite the homestretch on a
4832 racecourse
4833 @back.stroke \-.stro_-k\ n : a swimming stroke executed by a swimmer
4834 lying on his back
4835 @back.track \-.trak\ vb
4836 1: to retrace one's course
4837 2: to reverse a position or stand
4838 @1 back.ward \-w*rd\ or back.wards \-w*rdz\ adv
4839 1: toward the back
4840 2: with back foremost
4841 3: in a reverse or contrary direction or way
4842 4: toward the past; also : toward a worse state
4843
4844 2 backward adj
4845 1: directed, turned, or done backward
4846 2: DIFFIDENT, SHY
4847 3: retarded in development
4848 -- back.ward.ness n
4849 @back.wash \'bak-.wo_.sh, -.wa_:sh\ n : backward movement (as of
4850 water or air) produced by motion of oars or other propelling force
4851 @back.woods \-'wu_.dz\ n, pl
4852 1: wooded or partly cleared frontier areas
4853 2: a remote or isolated place
4854 @ba.con \'ba_--k*n\ n : salted and smoked meat from the sides or back
4855 of a pig
4856 @bac.te.ri.ol.o.gy \bak-.tir-e_--'a_:l-*-je_-\ n
4857 1: a science dealing with bacteria
4858 2: bacterial life and phenomena
4859 -- bac.te.ri.o.log.i.cal \-e_--*-'la_:j-i-k*l\ adj
4860 -- bac.te.ri.ol.o.gist \-e_--'a_:l-*-j*st\ n
4861 @bac.te.ri.um \bak-'tir-e_--*m\ n, pl -ria \-e_--*\ : any of a large
4862 group of microscopic plants including some that are disease
4863 producers and others valued esp. for their fermentations
4864 -- bac.te.ri.al adj
4865 -- bac.te.ri.cid.al \-.tir-*-'si_-d- *l\ adj
4866 @bad \'bad\ adj worse \'w*rs\; worst \'w*rst\
4867 1: below standard : POOR; also : UNFAVORABLE <a bad report>
4868 2: WICKED; also : not well-behaved : NAUGHTY
4869 3: DISAGREEABLE <a bad taste; also : HARMFUL
4870 4: DEFECTIVE, FAULTY <bad wiring; also : not valid <a bad check>
4871 5: SPOILED, DECAYED
4872 6: UNWELL, ILL
4873 7: SORRY, REGRETFUL
4874 SYN: evil, wrong, putrid
4875 -- bad.ly adv
4876 -- bad.ness n
4877 @bade, past of BID
4878 @badge \'baj\ n : a device or token usu. worn as a sign of status (as
4879 of membership, office, or authority)
4880 @1 bad.ger \'baj-*r\ n : a sturdy burrowing mammal with long claws on
4881 the forefeet
4882
4883 2 badger vb : to harass or annoy persistently
4884 @bad.i.nage \.bad- *n-'a_:zh\ n : playful talk back and forth :
4885 BANTER
4886 @bad.min.ton \'bad-.mint- *n\ n : a court game played with light
4887 rackets and a shuttlecock volleyed over a net
4888 @1 baf.fle \'baf-*l\ vb : FRUSTRATE, THWART, FOIL; also : PERPLEX
4889
4890 2 baffle n : a device (as a wall or screen) to deflect, check, or
4891 regulate flow (as of liquid or sound)
4892 @1 bag \'bag\ n : a flexible usu. closable container (as for storing
4893 or carrying)
4894
4895 2 bag vb bagged; bag.ging
4896 1: DISTEND, BULGE
4897 2: to get possession of; esp : to take in hunting <bag a partridge>
4898 SYN: trap, snare, catch
4899 @ba.gasse \b*-'gas\ n : plant residue (as of sugarcane) left after a
4900 product (as juice) has been extracted
4901 @bag.a.telle \.bag-*-'tel\ n : TRIFLE
4902 @ba.gel \'ba_--g*l\ n : a hard glazed doughnut-shaped roll
4903 @bag.gage \'bag-ij\ n
4904 1: the traveling bags and personal belongings of a traveler :
4905 LUGGAGE
4906 2: a saucy, worthless, or immoral woman
4907 @bag.gy \'bag-e_-\ adj : puffed out or hanging like a bag
4908 -- bag.gi.ly adv
4909 @ba.gnio \'ban-yo_-\ n : BROTHEL
4910 @bag.pipe \'bag-.pi_-p\ n : a musical wind instrument consisting of a
4911 bag, a tube with valves, and sounding pipes -- often used in pl.
4912 @baht \'ba_:t\ n, pl bahts or baht -- see MONEY table
4913 @1 bail \'ba_-l\ n : security given to guarantee a prisoner's
4914 appearance when legally required; also : one giving such security
4915 or the release secured
4916
4917 2 bail vb : to release under bail; also : to procure the release of
4918 by giving bail
4919
4920 3 bail n : a container for ladling water out of a boat
4921
4922 4 bail vb : to dip and throw out water from a boat
4923
4924 5 bail n : the arched handle of a pail or kettle
4925 @bai.liff \'ba_--l*f\ n
4926 1: an aide of a British sheriff employed esp. in serving writs and
4927 making arrests; also : a minor officer of a U.S. court
4928 2: an estate or farm manager esp. in Britain : STEWARD
4929 @bai.li.wick \'ba_--li-.wik\ n : one's special province or domain
4930 SYN: territory, field, sphere
4931 @bails.man \'ba_-lz-m*n\ n : one who gives bail for another
4932 @bairn \'ba*rn\ n, Scot : CHILD
4933 @1 bait \'ba_-t\ vb
4934 1: to persecute by continued attacks
4935 2: to harass with dogs usu. for sport <bait a bear>
4936 3: ALLURE, ENTICE
4937 4: to furnish (as a hook) with bait
4938 5: to give food and drink to (as an animal)
4939 SYN: badger, heckle, hound
4940
4941 2 bait n
4942 1: a lure for catching animals (as fish)
4943 2: LURE, TEMPTATION
4944 SYN: snare, trap, decoy
4945 @baize \'ba_-z\ n : a coarse feltlike fabric
4946 @1 bake \'ba_-k\ vb
4947 1: to cook or become cooked in dry heat esp. in an oven
4948 2: to dry and harden by heat <bake bricks -- bak.er
4949
4950 2 bake n : a social gathering featuring baked food
4951 @bak.ery \'ba_--k(*-)re_-\ n : a place for baking or selling baked
4952 goods
4953 @bak.sheesh \'bak-.she_-sh\ n : a gift of money esp. in the Near East
4954 @1 bal.ance \'bal-*ns\ n [OF, fr. (assumed) VL bilancia, fr. LL
4955 bilanc-, bilanx having two scalepans, fr. L bi- two + lanx plate]
4956 1: a weighing device : SCALE
4957 2: a weight, force, or influence counteracting the effect of
4958 another
4959 3: a vibrating wheel used to regulate a watch or clock
4960 4: a state of equilibrium
4961 5: REMAINDER, REST; esp : an amount in excess esp. on the credit
4962 side of an account
4963
4964 2 balance vb
4965 1: to compute the balance of an account
4966 2: to arrange so that one set of elements equals another; also : to
4967 equal or equalize in weight, number, or proportions
4968 3: WEIGH
4969 4: to bring or come to a state or position of equipoise; also : to
4970 bring into harmony or proportion
4971 @bal.boa \bal-'bo_--*\ n -- see MONEY table
4972 @bal.brig.gan \bal-'brig-*n\ n : a knitted cotton fabric used esp.
4973 for underwear
4974 @bal.co.ny \'bal-k*-ne_-\ n
4975 1: a platform projecting from the side of a building and enclosed
4976 by a railing
4977 2: a gallery inside a building (as a theater)
4978 @bald \'bo_.ld\ adj
4979 1: lacking a natural or usual covering (as of hair)
4980 2: UNADORNED, PLAIN
4981 SYN: bare, barren, naked, nude
4982 -- bald.ness n
4983 @bal.da.chin \'bo_.l-d*-k*n, 'bal-\ or bal.da.chi.no
4984 \.bal-d*-'ke_--no_-\ n : a canopylike structure over an altar
4985 @bal.der.dash \'bo_.l-d*r-.dash\ n : NONSENSE
4986 @bal.dric \'bo_.l-drik\ n : a belt worn over the shoulder to carry a
4987 sword or bugle
4988 @1 bale \'ba_-l\ n : a large bundle or closely packed package
4989
4990 2 bale vb : to pack in a bale
4991 -- bal.er n
4992 @ba.leen \b*-'le_-n\ n : WHALEBONE
4993 @bale.ful \'ba_-l-f*l\ adj : DEADLY, HARMFUL; also : OMINOUS
4994 SYN: sinister
4995 @1 balk \'bo_.k\ n : HINDRANCE, CHECK, SETBACK
4996
4997 2 balk vb
4998 1: CHECK, BLOCK, THWART
4999 2: to stop short and refuse to go on
5000 SYN: frustrate
5001 @balky adj : likely to balk
5002 @1 ball \'bo_.l\ n
5003 1: a rounded body or mass (as at the base of the thumb or for use
5004 as a missile or in a game)
5005 2: a game played with a ball
5006 3: PITCH <curve ball>
5007 4: a pitched baseball that misses the strike zone and is not swung
5008 at by the batter
5009
5010 2 ball vb : to form into a ball
5011
5012 3 ball n : a large formal dance
5013 @bal.lad \'bal-*d\ n
5014 1: a simple song : AIR
5015 2: a narrative poem of strongly marked rhythm suitable for singing
5016 3: a slow romantic dance song
5017 @1 bal.last \'bal-*st\ n
5018 1: heavy material put in the hold of a ship to steady it or in the
5019 car of a balloon to steady it or control its ascent
5020 2: crushed stone used in making roadbeds firm
5021
5022 2 ballast vb : to provide with ballast
5023 SYN: balance
5024 @ball.car.ri.er \'bo_.l-.kar-e_--*r\ n : the football player carrying
5025 the ball in an offensive play
5026 @bal.le.ri.na \.bal-*-'re_--n*\ n : a female ballet dancer
5027 @bal.let \'bal-.a_-, bal-'a_-\ n
5028 1: dancing in which fixed poses and steps are combined with light
5029 flowing movements often to convey a story or theme; also : a
5030 theatrical art form using ballet dancing
5031 2: a company of ballet dancers
5032 @bal.lis.tic \b*-'lis-tik\ adj
5033 1: of or relating to ballistics
5034 2: being a missile that is self-powered during most of its ascent,
5035 travels in a high arch, and descends as a free-falling object
5036 @bal.lis.tics \-tiks\ n, sing or pl
5037 1: the science dealing with the motion of projectiles (as bullets)
5038 or of bombs dropped from aircraft
5039 2: the flight characteristics of a missile
5040 @bal.loon \b*-'lu_:n\ n
5041 1: a bag filled with gas or heated air so as to rise and float in
5042 the atmosphere
5043 2: a toy consisting of a rubber bag that can be inflated
5044 -- bal.loon.ist n
5045 @1 bal.lot \'bal-*t\ n
5046 1: a piece of paper used to cast a vote
5047 2: the action or a system of voting; also : the right to vote
5048 3: the number of votes cast in an election
5049
5050 2 ballot vb : to decide by ballot : VOTE
5051 @ball.room \'bo_.l-.ru_:m, -.ru_.m\ n : a large room for dances
5052 @bal.ly.hoo \'bal-e_--.hu_:\ n
5053 1: a noisy attention-getting demonstration or talk
5054 2: grossly exaggerated or sensational advertising or propaganda
5055 @balm \'ba_:m\ n
5056 1: a fragrant healing or soothing lotion or ointment
5057 2: any of several spicy fragrant herbs
5058 3: something that comforts or soothes
5059 @balmy adj : gently soothing : MILD
5060 SYN: soft, bland
5061 @bal.sa \'bo_.l-s*\ n : the extremely light strong wood of a tropical
5062 American tree
5063 @bal.sam \'bo_.l-s*m\ n
5064 1: a fragrant aromatic and usu. resinous substance oozing from
5065 various plants; also : a preparation containing or smelling like
5066 balsam
5067 2: a balsam-yielding plant; also : any of several showy garden
5068 plants
5069 @bal.us.ter \'bal-*-st*r\ n : an upright support of a rail (as of a
5070 staircase)
5071 @bal.us.trade \-*-.stra_-d\ n : a row of balusters topped by a rail
5072 @bam.boo \bam-'bu_:\ n : any of various woody mostly tall tropical
5073 grasses including some with strong hollow stems used for building,
5074 furniture, or utensils
5075 @bam.boo.zle \bam-'bu_:-z*l\ vb : TRICK, HOODWINK
5076 @1 ban \'ban\ vb banned; ban.ning : PROHIBIT, FORBID
5077
5078 2 ban n
5079 1: CURSE
5080 2: a legal or official prohibiting
5081
5082 3 ban \'ba_:n\ n, pl ba.ni \'ba_:n-e_-\ -- see MONEY table
5083 @ba.nal \b*-'na_:l, -'nal; 'ba_-n- *l\ adj : COMMONPLACE, TRITE
5084 -- ba.nal.i.ty \ba_--'nal-*t-e_-\ n
5085 @ba.nana \b*-'nan-*\ n : a treelike tropical plant bearing thick
5086 clusters of yellow or reddish fruit; also : this fruit
5087 @1 band \'band\ n
5088 1: something (as a fetter or an obligation) that constrains or
5089 restrains
5090 2: a strip serving to bring or hold together; also : one used to
5091 cover, protect, or finish something
5092 3: a range of wavelengths (as in radio)
5093
5094 2 band vb
5095 1: to tie up, finish, or enclose with a band
5096 2: to gather or unite in a company or for some common end
5097
5098 3 band n : a group of persons, animals, or things; esp : a company of
5099 musicians organized for playing together
5100 @1 ban.dage \'ban-dij\ n : a strip of material used esp. in dressing
5101 wounds
5102
5103 2 bandage vb : to dress or cover with a bandage
5104 @ban.dan.na or ban.dana \ban-'dan-*\ n : a large colored figured
5105 handkerchief
5106 @band.box \'ban(d)-.ba_:ks\ n : a light box for carrying articles of
5107 attire
5108 @ban.de.role or ban.de.rol \'ban-d*-.ro_-l\ n : a long narrow forked
5109 flag or streamer
5110 @ban.dit \'ban-d*t\ n, pl bandits or ban.dit.ti \ban-'dit-e_-\ :
5111 BRIGAND, GANGSTER
5112 -- ban.dit.ry \'ban-d*-tre_-\ n
5113 @ban.do.lier or ban.do.leer \.ban-d*-'li*r\ n : a belt slung over the
5114 shoulder and used esp. to carry ammunition
5115 @band.stand \'ban(d)-.stand\ n : a usu. roofed outdoor stand or
5116 platform on which a band or orchestra performs
5117 @band.wag.on \'band-.wag-*n\ n
5118 1: a wagon carrying musicians in a parade
5119 2: a candidate, side, or movement that attracts open support or
5120 approval because it seems to be winning or gaining popularity --
5121 used in phrases like climb on the bandwagon
5122 @1 ban.dy \'ban-de_-\ vb
5123 1: to exchange (as blows or quips) in rapid succession
5124 2: to use in a glib or offhand way
5125
5126 2 bandy adj : curved outward <bandy legs>
5127 @bane \'ba_-n\ n
5128 1: POISON
5129 2: WOE, HARM; also : a source of this
5130 -- bane.ful adj
5131 @1 bang \'ban_e\ vb
5132 1: BUMP
5133 2: to strike, thrust, or move usu. with a loud noise
5134
5135 2 bang n
5136 1: BLOW
5137 2: a sudden loud noise
5138
5139 3 bang adv : DIRECTLY, RIGHT
5140
5141 4 bang n : a fringe of hair cut short (as across the forehead)
5142
5143 5 bang vb : to cut a bang or a bang in
5144 @ban.gle \'ban_e-g*l\ n : BRACELET; also : a loose-hanging ornament
5145 @bang-up \'ban_e-.*p\ adj : FIRST-RATE, EXCELLENT <a bang-up job>
5146 @ban.ish \'ban-ish\ vb
5147 1: to require by authority to leave a country
5148 2: to drive out : EXPEL
5149 SYN: exile, ostracize, deport
5150 -- ban.ish.ment n
5151 @ban.is.ter \'ban-*-st*r\ n
5152 1: a baluster of a stair rail
5153 2: the handrail of a staircase
5154 @ban.jo \'ban-.jo_-\ n : a musical instrument with a long neck, a
5155 drumlike body, and usu. 5 strings
5156 -- ban.jo.ist n
5157 @1 bank \'ban_ek\ n
5158 1: a piled-up mass (as of cloud or earth)
5159 2: an undersea elevation
5160 3: rising ground bordering a lake, river, or sea
5161 4: the sidewise slope of a surface along a curve or of a vehicle as
5162 it rounds a curve
5163
5164 2 bank vb
5165 1: to form a bank about
5166 2: to build (a curve) with the roadbed or track inclined laterally
5167 upward from the inside edge
5168 3: to pile or heap in a bank; also : to arrange in a tier
5169 4: to incline (an airplane) laterally
5170
5171 3 bank n
5172 1: a tier of oars
5173 2: a group of objects arranged near together (as in a row or tier)
5174
5175 4 bank n
5176 1: an establishment concerned esp. with the custody, loan,
5177 exchange, or issue of money, the extension of credit, and the
5178 transmission of funds
5179 2: a stock of or a place for holding something in reserve <a blood
5180 bank>
5181
5182 5 bank vb
5183 1: to conduct the business of a bank
5184 2: to deposit money or have an account in a bank
5185 -- bank.er n
5186 -- bank.ing n
5187 @bank.book \-.bu_.k\ n : the depositor's book in which a bank records
5188 his deposits and withdrawals
5189 @bank note n : a promissory note issued by a bank and circulating as
5190 money
5191 @bank.roll \'ban_ek-.ro_-l\ n : supply of money : FUNDS
5192 @1 bank.rupt \'ban_ek-(.)r*pt\ n : an insolvent person; esp : one
5193 whose property is turned over by court action to a trustee to be
5194 handled for the benefit of his creditors
5195 -- bankrupt vb
5196
5197 2 bankrupt adj
5198 1: reduced to financial ruin; esp : legally declared a bankrupt
5199 2: wholly lacking in or deprived of some essential <bankrupt soils>
5200 <bankrupt of natural emotion>
5201 -- bank.rupt.cy n
5202 @1 ban.ner \'ban-*r\ n
5203 1: a piece of cloth attached to a staff and used by a ruler or
5204 commander as his standard
5205 2: FLAG
5206
5207 2 banner adj : distinguished from all others esp. in excellence <a
5208 banner year for apple growers>
5209 @ban.nock \'ban-*k\ n : a flat oatmeal or barley cake usu. cooked on
5210 a griddle
5211 @banns \'banz\ n, pl : public announcement esp. in church of a
5212 proposed marriage
5213 @ban.quet \'ban_e-kw*t\ n : a ceremonial dinner
5214 -- banquet vb
5215 @ban.quette \ban_e-'ket\ n
5216 1: a raised way along the inside of a parapet or trench for gunners
5217 or guns
5218 2: a long upholstered seat esp. along a wall
5219 @ban.shee \'ban-she_-\ n : a female spirit in Gaelic folklore whose
5220 wailing warns a family of an approaching death
5221 @ban.tam \'bant-*m\ n
5222 1: a small domestic fowl that is often a miniature of a standard
5223 breed
5224 2: a small but pugnacious person
5225 @1 ban.ter \'bant-*r\ vb : to ridicule playfully : CHAFF, RALLY
5226
5227 2 banter n : RAILLERY
5228 @bant.ling \'bant-lin_e\ n : a young child
5229 @Ban.tu \'ban-.tu_:\ n : a member of a family of negroid peoples
5230 occupying equatorial and southern Africa
5231 -- bantu adj
5232 @ban.yan \'ban-y*n\ n : a large East Indian tree whose aerial roots
5233 grow downward to the ground and form new trunks
5234 @bao.bab \'bau_.-.bab, 'ba_--*-\ n : an Old World tropical tree with
5235 short swollen trunk and sour edible gourdlike fruits
5236 @bap.tism \'bap-.tiz-*m\ n
5237 1: a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual rebirth and
5238 symbolized by the ritual use of water
5239 2: an act of baptizing
5240 -- bap.tis.mal \bap-'tiz-m*l\ adj
5241 @Bap.tist \'bap-t*st\ n : a member of a Protestant denomination
5242 emphasizing baptism of believers by immersion
5243 @bap.tis.tery \-t*-stre_-\ n : a place esp. in a church used for
5244 baptism
5245 @bap.tize \bap-'tiz\ vb [Gk baptizein, fr. baptos dipped, fr. baptein
5246 to dip]
5247 1: to administer baptism to; also : CHRISTEN
5248 2: to purify esp. by an ordeal
5249 @1 bar \'ba_:r\ n
5250 1: a long narrow piece of material (as wood or metal) used esp. for
5251 a lever, fastening, or support
5252 2: BARRIER, OBSTACLE
5253 3: the railing in a law court at which prisoners are stationed;
5254 also : the legal profession or the whole body of lawyers
5255 4: a stripe, band, or line much longer than wide
5256 5: a counter at which food or esp. drink is served; also : BARROOM
5257 6: a vertical line across the musical staff
5258
5259 2 bar vb barred; bar.ring
5260 1: to fasten, confine, or obstruct with or as if with a bar or bars
5261 2: to mark with bars : STRIPE
5262 3: to shut or keep out : EXCLUDE
5263 4: FORBID, PREVENT
5264
5265 3 bar prep : EXCEPT
5266 @barb \'ba_:rb\ n : a sharp usu. hooked or back-extending projection
5267 (as on an arrowhead, a fishook, or a plant process)
5268 -- barbed \'ba_:rbd\ adj
5269 @bar.bar.i.an \ba_:r-'ber-e_--*n\ n : an incompletely civilized
5270 person
5271 -- barbarian adj
5272 @bar.bar.ic \ba_:r-'bar-ik\ adj
5273 1: BARBARIAN
5274 2: WILD
5275 3: PRIMITIVE, UNSOPHISTICATED
5276 @bar.ba.rism \'ba_:r-b*-.riz-*m\ n
5277 1: a word or expression that offends current standards of
5278 correctness or purity
5279 2: the social level of barbarians; also : the use or display of
5280 barbarian or barbarous cultural attributes
5281 @bar.ba.rous \'ba_:r-b(*-)r*s\ adj
5282 1: using linguistic barbarisms
5283 2: deficient in culture or refinement
5284 3: mercilessly harsh or cruel
5285 -- bar.bar.i.ty \ba_:r-'bar-*t-e_-\ n
5286 -- bar.ba.rous.ly adv
5287 @1 bar.be.cue \'ba_:r-bi-.kyu_:\ n : a large animal (as an ox)
5288 roasted whole over an open fire; also : a social gathering at which
5289 barbecued food is served
5290
5291 2 barbecue vb : to cook over hot coals or on a revolving spit usu.
5292 with a highly seasoned vinegar sauce
5293 @bar.bell \'ba_:r-.bel\ n : a bar with adjustable weights attached to
5294 each end used for exercise and in weight-lifting competition
5295 @bar.ber \'ba_:r-b*r\ n : one whose business is cutting and dressing
5296 hair or shaving and trimming beards
5297 @bar.ber.ry \'ba_:r-.ber-e_-\ n : a spiny shrub bearing sour oblong
5298 red berries
5299 @bar.bi.can \'ba_:r-bi-k*n\ n : an outer defensive work
5300 @bar.bit.u.rate \ba_:r-'bich-*-r*t\ n : a salt or ester of an organic
5301 acid (bar.bi.tu.ric acid \.ba_:r-b*-.t(y)u_.r-ik-\); esp : one used
5302 as a sedative or hypnotic
5303 @bar.ca.role or bar.ca.rolle \'ba_:r-k*-.ro_-l\ n : a Venetian boat
5304 song characterized by a beat suggesting a rowing rhythm; also : a
5305 piece of music imitating this
5306 @bard \'ba_:rd\ n : POET
5307 @1 bare \'ba*r\ adj
5308 1: NAKED
5309 2: UNCONCEALED, EXPOSED
5310 3: EMPTY
5311 4: leaving nothing to spare : MERE
5312 5: PLAIN, UNADORNED
5313 SYN: nude, bald
5314 -- bare.ness n
5315
5316 2 bare vb : to make or lay bare : REVEAL
5317 @bare.back \-.bak\ or bare.backed \-'bakt\ adv (or adj) : without a
5318 saddle
5319 @bare.faced \-'fa_-st\ adj
5320 1: having the face uncovered; esp : BEARDLESS
5321 2: not concealed : OPEN
5322 @bare.foot \-.fu_.t\ or bare.foot.ed \-'fu_.t-*d\ adv (or adj) : with
5323 the feet bare
5324 @bare-hand.ed \-'han-d*d\ adv (or adj)
5325 1: without gloves
5326 2: without tools or weapons
5327 @bare.head.ed \-'hed-*d\ adv (or adj) : without a hat
5328 @bare.ly adv
5329 1: by a narrow margin : SCARCELY
5330 2: with nothing to spare : SPARSELY
5331 SYN: hardly
5332 @1 bar.gain \'ba_:r-g*n\ n
5333 1: AGREEMENT
5334 2: something of which the value exceeds the cost
5335 3: a transaction, situation, or event with important good or bad
5336 results
5337
5338 2 bargain vb
5339 1: to talk over the terms of an agreement : CHAFFER, HAGGLE; also :
5340 to come to terms
5341 2: BARTER
5342 @1 barge \'ba_:rj\ n
5343 1: a broad flat-bottomed boat for river or canal use usu. moved by
5344 towing
5345 2: a powerboat supplied to a flagship (as for use by an admiral)
5346 3: a ceremonial boat elegantly furnished
5347 -- barge.man \-m*n\ n
5348
5349 2 barge vb
5350 1: to carry by barge
5351 2: to move or thrust oneself clumsily or rudely
5352 @bar.i.tone \'bar-*-.to_-n\ n [It baritono, fr. Gk barytonos having a
5353 deep sound, fr. barys heavy + tonos tone] : a male voice between
5354 bass and tenor; also : a man with such a voice
5355 @bar.i.um \'bar-e_--*m\ n : a silver-white metallic chemical element
5356 that occurs only in combination and is used in the form of its
5357 sulfate as a pigment and as a substance that is opaque to X rays
5358 @1 bark \'ba_:rk\ vb
5359 1: to make the characteristic short sharp cry of a dog
5360 2: to speak or utter in a curt loud tone : SNAP
5361
5362 2 bark n : the sound made by a barking dog
5363
5364 3 bark n : the tough corky outer covering of a woody stem or root
5365
5366 4 bark vb
5367 1: to strip the bark from
5368 2: to rub the skin from : ABRADE
5369
5370 5 bark n : a 3-masted ship with foremast and mainmast square-rigged
5371 @bar.keep.er \'ba_:r-.ke_--p*r\ n : one that keeps or tends a bar for
5372 the sale of liquors
5373 @bark.er \'ba_:r-k*r\ n : a person who stands at the entrance esp. to
5374 a show and tries to attract customers to it
5375 @bar.ley \'ba_:r-le_-\ n : a cereal grass with seeds used as food and
5376 in making malt liquors; also : its seed
5377 @bar mitz.vah \ba_:r-'mits-v*\ n
5378 1: a Jewish boy who at about 13 years of age assumes religious
5379 responsibilities
5380 2: the ceremony recognizing a boy as a bar mitzvah
5381 @barn \'ba_:rn\ n : a building used esp. for storing hay and grain
5382 and for housing livestock and often adjoined by a fenced enclosure
5383 (barn.yard \-.ya_:rd\)
5384 @bar.na.cle \'ba_:r-ni-k*l\ n : a marine crustacean free-swimming
5385 when young but fixed (as to rocks) when adult
5386 @barn.storm \'ba_:rn-.sto_.rm\ vb
5387 1: to tour through rural districts staging theatrical performances
5388 usu. in one-night stands
5389 2: to travel from place to place making brief stops (as in
5390 political campaigning)
5391 @barn.yard \-.ya_:rd\ n : a usu. fenced area adjoining a barn
5392 @ba.rom.e.ter \b*-'ra_:m-*t-*r\ n : an instrument for measuring
5393 atmospheric pressure and so predicting weather changes
5394 -- baro.met.ric \.bar-*-'met-rik\ adj
5395 @bar.on \'bar-*n\ n : a member of the lowest grade of the British
5396 peerage
5397 -- ba.ro.ni.al \b*-'ro_--ne_--*l\ adj
5398 -- bar.ony \'bar-*-ne_-\ n
5399 @bar.on.age \-ij\ n : PEERAGE
5400 @bar.on.ess \'bar-*-n*s\ n
5401 1: the wife or widow of a baron
5402 2: a woman holding a baronial title in her own right
5403 @bar.on.et \-n*t\ n : a man holding a rank of honor below a baron but
5404 above a knight
5405 -- bar.on.et.cy n
5406 @ba.roque \b*-'ro_-k, -'ra_:k\ adj : marked by elaborate and
5407 sometimes grotesque ornamentations and esp. by curved and plastic
5408 figures
5409 @ba.rouche \b*-'ru_:sh\ n : a 4-wheeled carriage with a high driver's
5410 seat in front and a folding top
5411 @bar.racks \'bar-*ks\ n, sing or pl : a building or group of
5412 buildings for lodging soldiers
5413 @bar.ra.cu.da \.bar-*-'ku_:d-*\ n : any of several large fierce sea
5414 fishes related to the gray mullets
5415 @bar.rage \b*-'ra_:zh, -'ra_:j\ n : a barrier laid down by
5416 machine-gun or artillery fire directed against a narrow strip of
5417 ground
5418 @bar.ra.try \'bar-*-tre\ n
5419 1: the purchase or sale of office or preferment in church or state
5420 2: a fraudulent breach of duty by the master or crew of a ship
5421 intended to harm the owner or cargo
5422 3: the practice of inciting lawsuits or quarrels
5423 @barred \'ba_:rd\ adj : STRIPED
5424 @1 bar.rel \'bar-*l\ n
5425 1: a round bulging cask with flat ends of equal diameter
5426 2: the amount contained in a barrel
5427 3: a cylindrical or tubular part <gun barrel>
5428
5429 2 barrel vb -reled or -relled; -rel.ling; -rel.ling
5430 1: to pack in a barrel
5431 2: to travel at high speed
5432 @1 bar.ren \'bar-*n\ adj
5433 1: STERILE, UNFRUITFUL
5434 2: lacking interest or charm
5435 3: UNPROFITABLE
5436 4: DULL, STUPID
5437 -- bar.ren.ness n
5438
5439 2 barren n : a tract of barren land
5440 @bar.rette \ba_:-'ret\ n : a clasp for holding a woman's hair in
5441 place
5442 @1 bar.ri.cade \'bar-*-.ka_-d\ vb : to block, obstruct, or fortify
5443 with a barricade
5444
5445 2 barricade n
5446 1: a hastily thrown-up obstruction or fortification
5447 2: BARRIER, OBSTACLE
5448 @bar.ri.er \'bar-e_--*r\ n : something material that separates,
5449 demarcates, or serves as a barricade; also : an immaterial obstacle
5450 <racial barrier>
5451 @bar.ris.ter \'bar-*-st*r\ n : a British counselor admitted to plead
5452 in the higher courts
5453 SYN: lawyer, attorney
5454 @bar.room \'ba_:r-.ru_:m, -.ru_.m\ n : an establishment whose main
5455 feature is a bar for the sale of liquor
5456 @1 bar.row \'bar-o_-\ n : a large burial mound of earth and stones
5457
5458 2 barrow n : a male hog castrated while young
5459
5460 3 barrow n
5461 1: a frame that has handles and sometimes a wheel and is used for
5462 carrying things
5463 2: a cart with boxlike body and two shafts for pushing
5464 @bar.tend.er \'ba_:r-.ten-d*r\ n : one that serves liquor at a bar
5465 @bar.ter \'ba_:rt-*r\ vb : to trade by exchange of goods
5466 -- barter n
5467 @bas.al \'ba_--s*l\ adj : BASIC
5468 @ba.salt \b*-'so_.lt, 'ba_--.so_.lt\ n : a dark fine-grained igneous
5469 rock
5470 -- ba.sal.tic \b*-'so_.l-tik\ adj
5471 @1 base \'ba_-s\ n
5472 1: BOTTOM, FOUNDATION
5473 2: a main ingredient or fundamental part
5474 3: the point of beginning an act or operation
5475 4: any of the four stations at the corners of a baseball diamond
5476 5: a place on which a force depends for supplies
5477 6: a chemical compound (as lime or ammonia) that reacts with an
5478 acid to form a salt, has a salty taste, and turns litmus blue
5479 SYN: basis, ground
5480
5481 2 base vb
5482 1: to form or serve as a base for
5483 2: ESTABLISH
5484
5485 3 base adj
5486 1: of inferior quality : DEBASED, ALLOYED
5487 2: CONTEMPTIBLE, IGNOBLE
5488 3: MENIAL, DEGRADING
5489 4: of little value
5490 SYN: low, vile
5491 -- base.ly adv
5492 -- base.ness n
5493 @base.ball \'ba_-s-.bo_.l\ n : a game played with a bat and ball by 2
5494 teams on a field with 4 bases arranged in a diamond; also : the
5495 ball used in this game
5496 @base.board \-.bo_-rd\ n : a line of boards or molding covering the
5497 joint of a wall and the adjoining floor
5498 @base.less \-l*s\ adj : having no base or basis : GROUNDLESS
5499 @base.ment \-m*nt\ n
5500 1: the part of a building that is wholly or partly below ground
5501 level
5502 2: the lowest or fundamental part of something
5503 @base on balls : an advance to first base given to a baseball player
5504 who receives four balls
5505 @bash \'bash\ vb
5506 1: to strike violently : BEAT
5507 2: to smash by a blow
5508 @bash.ful \'bash-f*l\ adj : inclined to shrink from public attention
5509 -- bash.ful.ness n
5510 @ba.sic \'ba_--sik\ adj
5511 1: of, relating to, or forming the base or essence : FUNDAMENTAL
5512 2: of, relating to, or having the character of a chemical base <a
5513 basic substance>
5514 SYN: underlying
5515 -- ba.si.cal.ly adv
5516 @bas.il \'baz-*l, 'ba_-s-\ n : an aromatic mint used in cookery
5517 @ba.sil.i.ca \b*-'sil-i-k*, -zil-\ n
5518 1: an early Christian church of simple design
5519 2: a church or cathedral given ceremonial privileges
5520 @bas.i.lisk \'bas-*-.lisk, 'baz-\ n : a legendary reptile with fatal
5521 breath and glance
5522 @ba.sin \'ba_-s- *n\ n
5523 1: a wide hollow vessel for holding liquid (as water)
5524 2: a hollow or enclosed place containing water; also : the region
5525 drained by a river
5526 @ba.sis \'ba_--s*s\ n, pl ba.ses \-.se_-z\
5527 1: FOUNDATION, BASE
5528 2: a fundamental principle
5529 @bask \'bask\ vb
5530 1: to expose oneself to comfortable heat
5531 2: to enjoy something as if comforting warmth <bask in his friends'
5532 admiration>
5533 @bas.ket \'bas-k*t\ n : a container of woven material (as twigs or
5534 grasses); also : any of various lightweight usu. wood containers
5535 -- bas.ket.ful n
5536 @bas.ket.ball \-.bo_.l\ n : a game played on a court by 2 teams who
5537 try to throw an inflated ball through a raised goal; also : the
5538 ball used in this game
5539 @bas mitz.vah \ba_:s-'mits-v*\ n
5540 1: a Jewish girl who at about 13 years of age assumes religious
5541 responsibilities
5542 2: the ceremony recognizing a girl as a bas mitzvah
5543 @Basque \'bask\ n : a member of a people inhabiting a region
5544 bordering on Bay of Biscay in northern Spain and southwestern
5545 France
5546 -- basque adj
5547 @bas-re.lief \.ba_:-ri-'le_-f\ n : a sculpture in relief with the
5548 design raised very slightly from the background
5549 @1 bass \'bas\ n : any of several spiny-finned sport and food fishes
5550 of eastern No. America
5551
5552 2 bass \'ba_-s\ adj : deep or grave in tone : of low pitch
5553
5554 3 bass \'ba_-s\ n
5555 1: a deep sound or tone
5556 2: the lowest part in harmonic or polyphonic music
5557 3: the lowest male singing voice
5558 4: a singer or instrument having a bass voice or part
5559 @bas.si.net \.bas-*-'net\ n : a basket hooded at one end for use as a
5560 cradle
5561 @bas.so \'bas-o_-\ n : a bass singer
5562 @bas.soon \ba-'su_:n, b*-\ n : a musical wind instrument lower in
5563 pitch than the oboe
5564 @bass.wood \'bas-.wu_.d\ n
5565 1: a linden tree; also : its wood
5566 2: TULIP TREE
5567 @bast \'bast\ n : strong woody plant fiber used esp. in making ropes
5568 @1 bas.tard \'bas-t*rd\ n : an illegitimate child
5569
5570 2 bastard adj
5571 1: ILLEGITIMATE
5572 2: of an inferior or nontypical kind, size, or form; also :
5573 SPURIOUS
5574 -- bas.tardy n
5575 @1 baste \'ba_-st\ vb : to sew with long stitches so as to keep
5576 temporarily in place
5577
5578 2 baste vb : to moisten (as roasting meat) at intervals with liquid
5579 while cooking
5580 @bas.ti.na.do \.bas-t*-'na_-d-o_-, -'na_:d-\ n, pl -does
5581 1: a blow or beating esp. with a stick
5582 2: a punishment consisting of beating the soles of the feet
5583 @bas.tion \'bas-ch*n\ n : a projecting part of a fortification; also
5584 : a fortified area or position
5585 -- bas.tioned adj
5586 @1 bat \'bat\ n
5587 1: a stout stick : CLUB
5588 2: a sharp blow
5589 3: an implement (as of wood) used to hit the ball (as in baseball)
5590 4: a turn at batting -- usu. used with at
5591
5592 2 bat vb bat.ted; bat.ting : to hit with or as if with a bat
5593
5594 3 bat n : any of a large group of flying mammals with forelimbs
5595 modified to form wings
5596 @batch \'bach\ n
5597 1: a quantity (as of bread) baked at one time
5598 2: a quantity of material for use at one time or produced at one
5599 operation
5600 @bate \'ba_-t\ vb : MODERATE, REDUCE
5601 @ba.teau also bat.teau \ba-'to_-\ n, pl ba.teaux \-'to_-z\ : any of
5602 various small craft
5603 @bath \'bath, 'ba_.th\ n, pl baths \'bat_eh_ez, 'baths, 'ba_.t_e_hez,
5604 'ba_.ths\
5605 1: a washing of the body
5606 2: water for washing the body
5607 3: a liquid in which objects are immersed so that it can act on
5608 them
5609 4: BATHROOM
5610 @bathe \'ba_-t_eh_e\ vb
5611 1: to wash in liquid and esp. water; also : to apply water or a
5612 medicated liquid to <bathed her eyes>
5613 2: to wash along, over, or against so as to wet
5614 3: to suffuse with or as if with light
5615 4: to take a bath; also : to take a swim
5616 -- bath.er n
5617 @bath.house \'bath-.hau_.s, 'ba_.th-\ n
5618 1: a building equipped for bathing
5619 2: a building containing dressing rooms for bathers
5620 @ba.thos \'ba_--.tha_:s\ n
5621 1: the sudden appearance of the commonplace in otherwise elevated
5622 matter or style
5623 2: insincere or overdone pathos
5624 -- ba.thet.ic \b*-'thet-ik\ adj
5625 @bath.robe \-.ro_-b\ n : a loose usu. absorbent robe worn before and
5626 after bathing or as a dressing gown
5627 @bath.room \-.ru_:m, -.ru_.m\ n
5628 1: a room with facilities for bathing
5629 2: TOILET
5630 @bath.tub \-.t*b\ n : a usu. fixed tub for bathing
5631 @ba.tiste \b*-'te_-st\ n : a fine sheer fabric of plain weave
5632 @bat.man \'bat-m*n\ n : an orderly of a British military officer
5633 @ba.ton \ba-'ta_:n\ n : STAFF, ROD; esp : a stick with which the
5634 leader directs an orchestra or band
5635 @ba.tra.chi.an \b*-'tra_--ke_--*n\ n : a tailless leaping amphibian :
5636 FROG, TOAD
5637 -- ba.tra.chi.an adj
5638 @bats.man \'bats-m*n\ n : a batter esp. in cricket
5639 @bat.tal.ion \b*-'tal-y*n\ n
5640 1: a large body of troops organized to act together : ARMY
5641 2: a military unit composed of a headquarters and two or more units
5642 (as companies)
5643 @1 bat.ten \'bat- *n\ vb
5644 1: to grow or make fat
5645 2: THRIVE
5646
5647 2 batten n : a strip of wood for nailing across other pieces to cover
5648 a crack or strengthen parts
5649
5650 3 batten vb : to fasten with battens
5651 @1 bat.ter \'bat-*r\ vb : to beat or damage with repeated blows
5652
5653 2 batter n : a soft mixture (as for cake) basically of flour and
5654 liquid
5655
5656 3 batter n : one that bats; esp : the player whose turn it is to bat
5657 @battering ram n : an ancient military machine for battering down
5658 walls
5659 @bat.tery \'bat-(*-)re_-\ n
5660 1: BEATING; esp : unlawful beating of or use of force on a person
5661 2: a grouping of artillery pieces for tactical purposes; also : the
5662 guns of a warship
5663 3: a group of electric cells for furnishing electric current; also
5664 : a single electric cell <a flashlight battery>
5665 4: a number of similar items grouped or used as a unit <a battery
5666 of tests>
5667 5: the pitcher and the catcher of a baseball team
5668 @bat.ting \'bat-in_e\ n : layers or sheets of cotton or wool (as for
5669 lining quilts)
5670 @1 bat.tle \'bat- *l\ n : a general military engagement; also : an
5671 extended contest or controversy
5672
5673 2 battle vb : to engage in battle : CONTEND, FIGHT
5674 @bat.tle-ax \-.aks\ n : a long-handled ax formerly used as a weapon
5675 @bat.tle.dore \-.do_-r\ n : a light flat bat or racket used in
5676 striking a shuttlecock
5677 @bat.tle.field \-.fe_-ld\ n : a place where a battle is fought
5678 @bat.tle.ment \-m*nt\ n : a decorative or defensive parapet on top of
5679 a wall
5680 @bat.tle.ship \-.ship\ n : a warship of the most heavily armed and
5681 armored class
5682 @bau.ble \'bo_.-b*l\ n : a trifling bit of finery : TRINKET
5683 @baux.ite \'bo_.k-.si_-t\ n : a clayey substance that is the chief
5684 ore of aluminum
5685 @bawdy \'bo_.d-e_-\ adj : OBSCENE, LEWD
5686 -- bawd.i.ly adv
5687 -- bawd.i.ness n
5688 @1 bawl \'bo_.l\ vb : to cry or cry out loudly; also : to scold
5689 harshly
5690
5691 2 bawl n : a long loud cry : BELLOW
5692 @1 bay \'ba_-\ adj : reddish brown
5693
5694 2 bay n
5695 1: a bay-colored animal
5696 2: a moderate brown
5697
5698 3 bay n : the Old World laurel; also : a shrub or tree resembling
5699 this
5700
5701 4 bay n
5702 1: a compartment of a building set off from other parts (as by
5703 pillars)
5704 2: a compartment projecting outward from the wall of a building and
5705 containing a window
5706
5707 5 bay vb : to bark with deep long tones
5708
5709 6 bay n
5710 1: the position of one unable to escape and forced to face danger
5711 2: a baying bark
5712
5713 7 bay n : an inlet of a body of water (as the sea) usu. smaller than
5714 a gulf
5715 @bay.ber.ry \'ba_--.ber-e_-\ n
5716 1: a West Indian tree related to the allspice
5717 2: the American wax myrtle; also : its fruit
5718 @1 bay.o.net \'ba_--*-n*t, .ba_--*-'net\ n : a daggerlike weapon made
5719 to fit on the muzzle end of a rifle
5720
5721 2 bayonet vb -net.ed or -net.ted; -net.ing; -net.ting : to use or
5722 stab with a bayonet
5723 @bay.ou \'bi_--o_-, -u_:\ n : a minor or secondary stream that is
5724 tributary to a larger body of water; also : a marshy or sluggish
5725 body of water
5726 @ba.zaar \b*-'za_:r\ n
5727 1: a group of shops : MARKETPLACE
5728 2: a fair usu. for charity
5729 @ba.zoo.ka \b*-'zu_:-k*\ n : a weapon consisting of a tube and
5730 launching an explosive rocket able to pierce armor
5731 @be \(')be_-\ vb, past 1st & 3rd sing was \(')w*z, 'wa_:z\; 2nd sing
5732 were \(')w*r\; pl were; past subjunctive were; past part been
5733 \(')bin\; pres part be.ing \'be_--in_e\; pres 1st sing am \(*)m,
5734 (')am\; 2nd sing are \*r, (')a_:r\; 3rd sing is \(')iz, *z\; pl
5735 are; pres subjunctive be
5736 1: to equal in meaning or symbolically <God is love; also : to have
5737 a specified qualification or relationship <leaves are green>
5738 <this fish is a trout>
5739 2: to have objective existence <there was once an old woman; also :
5740 to have or occupy a particular place <here is your pen>
5741 3: to take place : OCCUR <the meeting is tonight>
5742 4: -- used with the past participle of transitive verbs as a
5743 passive voice auxiliary <the door was opened>
5744 5: -- used as the auxiliary of the present participle in expressing
5745 continuous action <he is sleeping>
5746 6: -- used as an auxiliary with the past participle of some
5747 intransitive verbs to form archaic perfect tenses
5748 7: -- used as an auxiliary with to and the infinitive to express
5749 futurity, prearrangement, or obligation <he is to come when
5750 called>
5751 @1 beach \'be_-ch\ n : the shore of the sea or of a lake
5752
5753 2 beach vb : to run or drive ashore
5754 @beach.comb.er \-.ko_--m*r\ n
5755 1: a drifter, loafer, or casual worker along the seacoast
5756 2: one who searches along a shore for useful or salable flotsam and
5757 refuse
5758 @beach flea n : any of various small leaping crustaceans common on
5759 beaches
5760 @beach.head \'be_-ch-.hed\ n : an area on an enemy-held shore
5761 occupied by an advance attacking force to protect the later landing
5762 of troops or supplies
5763 @bea.con \'be_--k*n\ n
5764 1: a signal fire
5765 2: a signal mark (as a lighthouse) for guidance
5766 3: a radio transmitter emitting signals for guidance of airplanes
5767 @bead \'be_-d\ n [OE bed prayer]
5768 1 pl: a series of prayers and meditations made with a rosary
5769 2: a small piece of material pierced for threading on a line (as in
5770 a rosary)
5771 3: a small globular body
5772 4: a narrow projecting rim or band
5773 -- bead.ing n
5774 -- beady adj
5775 @bea.dle \'be_-d- *l\ n : a usu. English parish officer whose duties
5776 include keeping order in church
5777 @bea.gle \'be_--g*l\ n : small short-legged smooth-coated hound
5778 @beak \'be_-k\ n : the bill of a bird and esp. of a bird of prey;
5779 also : a pointed projecting part
5780 -- beaked \'be_-kt\ adj
5781 @bea.ker \'be_--k*r\ n
5782 1: a large drinking cup with a wide mouth
5783 2: a thin-walled laboratory vessel with a wide mouth
5784 @1 beam \'be_-m\ n
5785 1: a large long piece of timber or metal
5786 2: the bar of a balance from which the scales hang
5787 3: the breadth of a ship at its widest part
5788 4: a ray or shaft of light
5789 5: a collection of nearly parallel rays (as X rays) or streams of
5790 particles (as electrons)
5791 6: a directed flow of radio signals for the guidance of pilots;
5792 also : the course indicated by this flow
5793
5794 2 beam vb
5795 1: to send out light
5796 2: to smile with joy
5797 3: to aim (a radio broadcast) by directional antennas
5798 @bean \'be_-n\ n : the edible seed borne in pods by some leguminous
5799 plants; also : a plant or a pod bearing these seeds
5800 @bean.ie \'be_--ne_-\ n : a small round tight-fitting skullcap worn
5801 esp. by schoolboys and collegians
5802 @1 bear \'ba*r\ n
5803 1 pl: bear a large heavy mammal with shaggy hair and a very short
5804 tail
5805 2: a surly uncouth person
5806 3: one who sells securities or commodities in expectation of a
5807 price decline
5808 -- bear.ish adj
5809
5810 2 bear vb bore \'bo_-r\; borne \'bo_-rn\; born \'bo_.rn\; bear.ing
5811 1: CARRY
5812 2: to be equipped with
5813 3: to give testimony <bear witness to the facts of the case>
5814 4: to give birth to; also : PRODUCE, YIELD <a tree that bear
5815 regularly>
5816 5: ENDURE, SUSTAIN <bear pain> <bore the weight on piles; also : to
5817 exert pressure or influence
5818 6: to be or become directed <bear to the right>
5819 -- bear.able adj
5820 -- bear.er n
5821 @1 beard \'bi*rd\ n
5822 1: the hair that grows on the face of a man
5823 2: a growth of bristly hairs (as on rye or the chin of a goat)
5824 -- beard.less adj
5825
5826 2 beard vb : to confront boldly
5827 @bear.ing \'ba(*)r-in_e\ n
5828 1: manner of carrying oneself : COMPORTMENT
5829 2: a supporting object, purpose, or point
5830 3: an emblem in a coat of arms
5831 4: connection with or influence on something; also : SIGNIFICANCE
5832 5: a machine part in which another part (as an axle or pin) turns
5833 6: the position or direction of one point with respect to another
5834 or to the compass; also : a determination of position
5835 7 pl: comprehension of one's position or situation
5836 @bear.skin \'ba*r-.skin\ n : an article (as a military hat) made of
5837 the skin of a bear
5838 @beast \'be_-st\ n
5839 1: ANIMAL 1; esp : a 4-footed animal
5840 2: a contemptible person
5841 SYN: brute
5842 -- beast.ly adj
5843 @1 beat \'be_-t\ vb beat; beat.en \'be_-t- *n\; beat; beat.ing
5844 1: to strike repeatedly
5845 2: TREAD
5846 3: to affect or alter by beating <beat metal into sheets>
5847 4: OVERCOME; also : SURPASS
5848 5: to sound (as an alarm) on a drum
5849 6: to act or arrive before <beat his brother home>
5850 7: THROB
5851 -- beat.er n
5852
5853 2 beat n
5854 1: a single stroke or blow esp. of a series; also : PULSATION
5855 2: a rhythmic stress in poetry or music or the rhythmic effect of
5856 these
5857 3: a regular course
5858 @be.atif.ic \.be_--*-'tif-ik\ adj : giving or indicative of great joy
5859 or bliss
5860 @be.at.i.fy \be_--'at-*-.fi_-\ vb
5861 1: to make supremely happy
5862 2: to declare to have attained the blessedness of heaven and
5863 authorize the title "Blessed" for
5864 -- be.at.i.fi.ca.tion \-.at-*-f*-'ka_--sh*n\ n
5865 @be.at.i.tude \-'at-*-.t(y)u_:d\ n
5866 1: a state of utmost bliss
5867 2: a declaration made in the Sermon on the Mount (Mt 5 : 3-12)
5868 beginning "Blessed are"
5869 @beat.nik \'be_-t-nik\ n : a person who behaves and dresses
5870 unconventionally and is inclined to exotic philosophizing and
5871 extreme self-expression
5872 @beau \'bo_-\ n, pl beaux \'bo_-z\ or beaus
5873 1: a man of fashion : DANDY
5874 2: SUITOR, LOVER
5875 @Beau.jo.lais \.bo_--zh*-'la_-\ n : a French red table wine
5876 @beau monde \bo_--'ma_:nd\ n : the world of high society and fashion
5877 @beau.te.ous \'byu_:t-e_--*s\ adj : BEAUTIFUL
5878 -- beau.te.ous.ly adv
5879 @beau.ti.cian \byu_:-'tish-*n\ n : COSMETOLOGIST
5880 @beau.ti.ful \'byu_:t-i-f*l\ adj : characterized by beauty : LOVELY
5881 SYN: pretty, fair
5882 -- beau.ti.ful.ly adv
5883 @beau.ti.fy \'byu_:t-*-.fi_-\ vb : to make more beautiful
5884 -- beau.ti.fi.er n
5885 @beau.ty \'byu_:t-e_-\ n : qualities that give pleasure to the senses
5886 or exalt the mind : LOVELINESS; also : something having such
5887 qualities
5888 @bea.ver \'be_--v*r\ n : a large fur-bearing rodent that builds dams
5889 and underwater houses of mud and sticks; also : its fur
5890 @be.calm \bi-'ka_:m\ vb : to keep (as a ship) motionless by lack of
5891 wind
5892 @be.cause \bi-'ko_.z\ conj : for the reason that
5893 @because of prep : by reason of
5894 @beck \'bek\ n : a beckoning gesture; also : SUMMONS
5895 @beck.on \'bek-*n\ vb : to summon or signal esp. by a nod or gesture;
5896 also : ATTRACT
5897 @be.cloud \bi-'klau_.d\ vb : OBSCURE
5898 @be.come \bi-'k*m\ vb
5899 1: to come to be <become tired>
5900 2: to suit or be suitable to <her dress become her>
5901 @be.com.ing \bi-'k*m-in_e\ adj : SUITABLE, FIT; also : ATTRACTIVE
5902 -- be.com.ing.ly adv
5903 @1 bed \'bed\ n
5904 1: an article of furniture to sleep on
5905 2: a plot of ground prepared for plants
5906 3: FOUNDATION, BOTTOM <river bed>
5907 4: LAYER, STRATUM <bed of sandstone>
5908
5909 2 bed vb bed.ded; bed.ding
5910 1: to put or go to bed
5911 2: to fix in a foundation : EMBED
5912 3: to plant in a bed or beds
5913 4: to lay or lie flat or in layers
5914 @be.daub \bi-'do_.b\ vb : SMEAR
5915 @be.daz.zle \-'daz-*l\ vb : to confuse by or as if by a strong light
5916 -- be.daz.zle.ment n
5917 @bed.bug \-.b*g\ n : a wingless bloodsucking insect infesting houses
5918 and esp. beds
5919 @bed.clothes \-.klo_-(t_eh_e)z\ n : BEDDING 1
5920 @bed.ding n
5921 1: materials for making up a bed
5922 2: FOUNDATION
5923 @be.deck \bi-'dek\ vb : ADORN
5924 @be.dev.il \bi-'dev-*l\ vb
5925 1: HARASS, TORMENT
5926 2: CONFUSE, MUDDLE
5927 @be.dew \bi-'d(y)u_:\ vb : to wet with or as if with dew
5928 @bed.fel.low \'bed-.fel-o_-\ n : one sharing the bed of another
5929 @be.di.zen \bi-'di_-z- *n, -'diz-\ vb : to dress or adorn with showy
5930 or vulgar finery
5931 @bed.lam \'bed-l*m\ n [fr. Bedlam, popular name for the Hospital of
5932 St. Mary of Bethlehem, London insane asylum]
5933 1 archaic: an insane asylum
5934 2: a scene of uproar and confusion
5935 @bed.ou.in \'bed-*-w*n\ n, often cap : a nomadic Arab of the Arabian,
5936 Syrian, or No. African deserts
5937 @be.drag.gled \bi-'drag-*ld\ adj : soiled and disordered as if by
5938 being drenched
5939 @bed.rid.den \'bed-.rid- *n\ adj : kept in bed by illness or weakness
5940 @bed.rock \-'ra_:k\ n : the solid rock underlying surface materials
5941 (as soil)
5942 @bed.roll \-.ro_-l\ n : bedding rolled up for carrying
5943 @bed.room \-.ru_:m, -.ru_.m\ n : a room containing a bed and used
5944 esp. for sleeping
5945 @bed.side \-.si_-d\ n : the place beside a bed esp. of a sick or
5946 dying person
5947 @bed.spread \-.spred\ n : a usu. ornamental outer cover for a bed
5948 @bed.stead \-.sted\ n : the framework of a bed
5949 @bed.time \-.ti_-m\ n : time to go to bed
5950 @bee \'be_-\ n
5951 1: a colonial 4-winged insect often kept in hives for the honey it
5952 produces; also : any of various related insects
5953 2: a neighborly gathering for work
5954 @beech \'be_-ch\ n : a deciduous hardwood tree with smooth gray bark
5955 and small sweet triangular nuts (beech.nuts \-.n*ts\)
5956 -- beech.en \'be_-ch*n\ adj
5957 @beef \'be_-f\ n, pl beeves \'be_-vz\ or beefs
5958 1: the flesh of a steer, cow, or bull; also : the dressed carcass
5959 of a beef animal
5960 2: a steer, cow, or bull esp. when fattened for food
5961 3: MUSCLE, BRAWN
5962 @beef.steak \-.sta_-k\ n : a slice of beef suitable for broiling or
5963 frying
5964 @beefy adj : THICKSET, BRAWNY
5965 @bee.hive \'be_--.hi_-v\ n : HIVE
5966 @bee.keep.er \-.ke_--p*r\ n : a raiser of bees
5967 -- bee.keep.ing n
5968 @bee.line \-.li_-n\ n : a straight direct course
5969 @been, past part of BE
5970 @beer \'bi*r\ n : an alcoholic beverage brewed from malt and hops
5971 -- beery adj
5972 @bees.wax \'be_-z-.waks\ n : wax that bees secrete and use in making
5973 honeycomb
5974 @beet \'be_-t\ n : a garden plant with edible leaves and a thick
5975 sweet root used as a vegetable, as a source of sugar, or as forage;
5976 also : its root
5977 @1 bee.tle \'be_-t- *l\ n : an insect with 4 wings of which the stiff
5978 outer pair covers the membranous inner pair when not in flight
5979
5980 2 beetle n : a heavy tool for hammering or ramming
5981
5982 3 beetle vb : to jut out : PROJECT
5983 @be.fall \bi-'fo_.l\ vb : to happen to : OCCUR
5984 @be.fit \bi-'fit\ vb : to be suitable to : BECOME
5985 @be.fog \bi-'fo_.g, -'fa_:g\ vb : OBSCURE; also : CONFUSE
5986 @1 be.fore \bi-'fo_-r\ adv
5987 1: in front
5988 2: EARLIER
5989
5990 2 before prep
5991 1: in front of <stood before him>
5992 2: earlier than <got there before me>
5993 3: in a more important category than <put quality before quantity>
5994
5995 3 before conj
5996 1: earlier than the time when <he got here before I did>
5997 2: more willingly than <he will starve before he will steal>
5998 @be.fore.hand \-.hand\ adv (or adj) : in advance
5999 @be.foul \bi-'fau_.l\ vb : SOIL
6000 @be.friend \bi-'frend\ vb : to act as friend to
6001 @be.fud.dle \bi-'f*d- *l\ vb : MUDDLE, CONFUSE
6002 @beg \'beg\ vb begged; beg.ging
6003 1: to ask as a charity; also : ENTREAT
6004 2: EVADE
6005 3: to seek or live by asking charity
6006 @be.get \bi-'get\ vb -got \-'ga_:t\; -got.ten \-'ga_:t- *n\; -got;
6007 -get.ting : to become the father of : SIRE
6008 @1 beg.gar \'beg-*r\ n : one that begs esp. as a way of life
6009
6010 2 beggar vb : IMPOVERISH
6011 @beg.gar.ly adj
6012 1: marked by unrelieved poverty <a beggarly life>
6013 2: contemptibly mean or inadequate <a beggarly wage>
6014 @beg.gary n
6015 1: extreme poverty
6016 2: the class or occupation of beggars
6017 @be.gin \bi-'gin\ vb be.gan \-'gan\; begun \-'g*n\; be.gin.ning
6018 1: to do the first part of an action; also : to undertake or
6019 undergo initial steps : COMMENCE
6020 2: to come into being : ARISE; also :, FOUND
6021 3: ORIGINATE, INVENT
6022 -- be.gin.ner n
6023 @be.gone \bi-'go_.n\ vb : to go away : DEPART -- used esp. in the
6024 imperative
6025 @be.go.nia \bi-'go_-n-y*\ n : any of a genus of tropical herbs widely
6026 grown for their showy leaves and waxy flowers
6027 @be.grime \bi-'gri_-m\ vb : to make dirty with grime : SOIL
6028 @be.grudge \-'gr*j\ vb : GRUDGE
6029 @be.guile \-'gi_-l\ vb
6030 1: DECEIVE, CHEAT
6031 2: to while away
6032 3: to coax by wiles : CHARM
6033 @be.guine \-'ge_-n\ n : a vigorous popular dance of the islands of
6034 Saint Lucia and Martinique
6035 @be.gum \'be_--g*m\ n : a Muslim woman of high rank
6036 @be.half \bi-'haf, -'ha_.f\ n : BENEFIT, SUPPORT, DEFENSE
6037 @be.have \bi-'ha_-v\ vb
6038 1: to bear, comport, or conduct oneself in a particular and esp. a
6039 proper way
6040 2: to act, function, or react in a particular way
6041 @be.hav.ior \bi-'ha_-v-y*r\ n : way of behaving; esp : personal
6042 conduct
6043 -- be.hav.ior.al adj
6044 @be.head \bi-'hed\ vb : to cut off the head of
6045 @be.he.moth \bi-'he_--m*th, 'be_--*-.mo_.th\ n : a huge powerful
6046 animal described in Job 40 : 15-24 that is prob. the hippopotamus
6047 @be.hest \bi-'hest\ n : COMMAND, INJUNCTION
6048 @1 be.hind \-'hi_-nd\ adj
6049 1: BACK, BACKWARD
6050 2: LATE, SLOW
6051
6052 2 behind prep
6053 1: in a former place, situation, or time of <stayed behind the
6054 troops>
6055 2: to or at the back or farther side or part of <ran behind the
6056 house> <stood behind a tree>
6057 3: inferior to (as in rank) : BELOW <three games behind the
6058 first-place team>
6059 4: in support of : SUPPORTING <we're behind you all the way>
6060 @be.hind.hand \-.hand\ adv (or adj)
6061 1: in arrears : BEHIND
6062 2: behind the times
6063 SYN: tardy, late, overdue
6064 @be.hold \bi-'ho_-ld\ vb
6065 1: to have in sight : SEE
6066 2: -- used imperatively to direct the attention
6067 SYN: view, observe, notice, contemplate
6068 -- be.hold.er n
6069 @be.hold.en \-'ho_-l-d*n\ adj : OBLIGATED, INDEBTED
6070 @be.hoof \-'hu_:f\ n : ADVANTAGE, PROFIT
6071 @be.hoove \-'hu_:v\ or be.hove \-'ho_-v\ vb : to be necessary,
6072 proper, or advantageous for
6073 @beige \'ba_-zh\ n : a pale dull yellowish brown
6074 -- beige adj
6075 @be.ing \'be_--in_e\ n
6076 1: EXISTENCE; also : LIFE
6077 2: the qualities or constitution of an existent thing
6078 3: a living thing; esp : PERSON
6079 @be.la.bor \bi-'la_--b*r\ vb
6080 1: to beat soundly : DRUB
6081 2: to assail (as with words) tiresomely or at length
6082 @be.lat.ed \-'la_-t-*d\ adj : DELAYED, LATE
6083 @be.lay \-'la_-\ vb
6084 1: to wind (a rope) around a pin or cleat in order to hold secure
6085 2: QUIT, STOP -- used in the imperative
6086 @belch \'belch\ vb
6087 1: to expel (gas) from the stomach through the mouth
6088 2: to gush forth <a volcano belch lava>
6089 @bel.dam or bel.dame \'bel-d*m\ n : an old woman; esp : HAG
6090 @be.lea.guer \bi-'le_--g*r\ vb
6091 1: BESET, BESIEGE
6092 2: HARASS
6093 @bel.fry \'bel-fre_-\ n : a tower for a bell (as on a church); also :
6094 the part of the tower in which the bell hangs
6095 @Bel.gian \'bel-j*n\ n : a native or inhabitant of Belgium
6096 -- belgian adj
6097 @be.lie \bi-'li_-\ vb
6098 1: MISREPRESENT
6099 2: to give the lie to : be false to; also : to run counter to
6100 @be.lief \b*-'le_-f\ n
6101 1: CONFIDENCE, TRUST
6102 2: something (as a tenet or creed) believed
6103 SYN: conviction, opinion
6104 @be.lieve \b*-'le_-v\ vb
6105 1: to have religious convictions
6106 2: to have a firm conviction about something : accept as truly such
6107 as indicated
6108 3: to hold as an opinion : SUPPOSE
6109 -- be.liev.able adj
6110 -- be.liev.er n
6111 @be.like \bi-'li_-k\ adv, archaic : PROBABLY
6112 @be.lit.tle \-'lit- *l\ vb : to make seem little or less; also :
6113 DISPARAGE
6114 @1 bell \'bel\ n
6115 1: a hollow metallic device that makes a ringing sound when struck
6116 2: the sounding or stroke of a bell (as on shipboard to tell the
6117 time); also : time so indicated
6118 3: something with the flared form of a typical bell
6119
6120 2 bell vb : to provide with a bell
6121 @bel.la.don.na \.bel-*-'da_:n-*\ n [It, lit., beautiful lady; fr. its
6122 cosmetic use] : a poisonous herb related to the potato that yields
6123 a drug used esp. to relieve spasms and pain or to dilate the eye;
6124 also : this drug
6125 @bell.boy \'bel-.bo_.i\ n : a hotel or club employee who escorts
6126 guests to rooms, assists them with luggage, and runs errands
6127 @belle \'bel\ n : an attractive and popular girl or woman
6128 @belles lettres \bel-letr *\ n, pl : literature of aesthetic rather
6129 than utilitarian value
6130 @bell.hop \'bel-.ha_:p\ n : BELLBOY
6131 @bel.li.cose \'bel-i-.ko_-s\ adj : WARLIKE, PUGNACIOUS
6132 SYN: belligerent, quarrelsome
6133 -- bel.li.cos.i.ty \.bel-i-'ka_:s-*t-e_-\ n
6134 @bel.lig.er.en.cy \b*-'lij(-*)-r*n-se_-\ n
6135 1: the status of a nation engaged in war
6136 2: BELLIGERENCE, TRUCULENCE
6137 @bel.lig.er.ent \-r*nt\ adj
6138 1: waging war
6139 2: TRUCULENT
6140 SYN: bellicose, pugnacious
6141 -- bel.lig.er.ence \-r*ns\ n
6142 -- belligerent n
6143 @bel.low \'bel-o_-\ vb
6144 1: to make the deep hollow sound characteristic of a bull
6145 2: to call or utter in a loud deep voice
6146 -- bellow n
6147 @bel.lows \-o_-z, -*z\ n, sing or pl : a closed boxlike device with
6148 sides that can be spread apart or pressed together thereby drawing
6149 in air and then expelling it thrrough a tube
6150 @bell.weth.er \'bel-'wet_eh_e-*r\ n : one that takes the lead or
6151 initiative : LEADER
6152 @1 bel.ly \'bel-e_-\ n
6153 1: ABDOMEN; also : STOMACH
6154 2: the under part of an animal's body
6155
6156 2 belly vb : BULGE
6157 @belly button n : NAVEL
6158 @be.long \bi-'lo_.n_e\ vb
6159 1: to be suitable or appropriate; also : to be properly situated
6160 <shoes belong in the closet>
6161 2: to be the property <this belong to me; also : to be attached (as
6162 through birth or membership) <belong to a club>
6163 3: to form an attribute or part <this wheel belong to the cart>
6164 4: to be classified <whales belong among the mammals>
6165 @be.long.ings \-'lo_.n_e-in_ez\ n, pl : GOODS, EFFECTS, POSSESSIONS
6166 @be.loved \-'l*v(-*)d\ adj : dearly loved
6167 -- beloved n
6168 @1 be.low \-'lo_-\ adv
6169 1: in or to a lower place or rank
6170 2: on earth
6171 3: in hell
6172 SYN: under, beneath, underneath
6173
6174 2 below prep
6175 1: in or to a lower place than : UNDER <swimming below the surface>
6176 2: inferior to (as in rank)
6177 @1 belt \'belt\ n
6178 1: a strip (as of leather) worn about the waist
6179 2: an endless band passing around pulleys or cylinders to
6180 communicate motion or convey material
6181 3: a region marked by some distinctive feature; esp : one suited to
6182 a particular crop
6183
6184 2 belt vb
6185 1: to encircle or secure with a belt
6186 2: to beat with or as if with a belt
6187 3: to mark with an encircling band
6188 @bel.ve.dere \'bel-v*-.di*r\ n : a structure (as a summerhouse)
6189 designed to command a view
6190 @be.mire \bi-'mi_-(*)r\ vb : to cover or soil with or sink in mire
6191 @be.moan \bi-'mo_-n\ vb : LAMENT, DEPLORE
6192 SYN: bewail
6193 @be.mock \-'ma_:k\ vb : MOCK
6194 @be.muse \-'myu_:z\ vb : BEWILDER, CONFUSE
6195 @bench \'bench\ n
6196 1: a long seat for two or more persons
6197 2: a table for holding work and tools <a carpenter's bench>
6198 3: the seat of a judge in court; also : the office or dignity of a
6199 judge
6200 4: COURT; also : JUDGES
6201 @1 bend \'bend\ n : a knot by which a rope is fastened (as to another
6202 rope)
6203
6204 2 bend vb bent \'bent\; bend.ing
6205 1: to draw (as a bow) taut
6206 2: to turn or cause to turn : CURVE; also : TREND
6207 3: to make fast : SECURE
6208 4: SUBDUE
6209 5: RESOLVE, DETERMINE; also : APPLY <bent themselves to the task>
6210 6: DEFLECT : to curve downward : STOOP
6211 8: YIELD, SUBMIT
6212
6213 3 bend n
6214 1: an act or process of bending
6215 2: something bent; esp : CURVE
6216 3 pl: a painful and dangerous disorder resulting from too sudden
6217 removal (as of a diver) from a compressed atmosphere
6218 @1 be.neath \bi-'ne_-th\ adv : BELOW, UNDERNEATH
6219 SYN: under
6220
6221 2 beneath prep
6222 1: BELOW, UNDER <stood beneath a tree>
6223 2: unworthy of <considered such behavior beneath contempt>
6224 @ben.e.dict \'ben-*-.dikt\ n : a newly married man who has long been
6225 a bachelor
6226 @ben.e.dic.tion \.ben-*-'dik-sh*n\ n : the invocation of a blessing
6227 esp. at the close of a public worship service
6228 @ben.e.fac.tion \-'fak-sh*n\ n : a charitable donation
6229 SYN: contribution, alms
6230 @ben.e.fac.tor \'ben-*-.fak-t*r\ n : one that confers a benefit and
6231 esp. a benefaction
6232 @ben.e.fac.tress \-tr*s\ n : a female benefactor
6233 @ben.e.fice \'ben-*-f*s\ n : an ecclesiastical office to which the
6234 revenue from an endowment is attached
6235 @be.nef.i.cence \b*-'nef-*-s*ns\ n
6236 1: beneficent quality
6237 2: BENEFACTION
6238 @be.nef.i.cent \-s*nt\ adj : doing or producing good (as by acts of
6239 kindness or charity); also : productive of benefit
6240 @ben.e.fi.cial \.ben-*-'fish-*l\ adj : being of benefit or help :
6241 HELPFUL
6242 SYN: advantageous, profitable
6243 -- ben.e.fi.cial.ly adv
6244 @ben.e.fi.ciary \-'fish-e_--.er-e_-, -'fish(-*)-re_-\ n : one that
6245 receives some benefit (as the income of a trust or the proceeds of
6246 an insurance)
6247 @1 ben.e.fit \'ben-*-.fit\ n
6248 1: ADVANTAGE, PROFIT
6249 2: useful aid : HELP; also : material aid provided or due (as in
6250 sickness or unemployment) as a right
6251 3: a performance or event to raise funds for some person or cause
6252
6253 2 benefit vb -fit.ed or -fit.ted; -fit.ing; -fit.ting
6254 1: to be useful or profitable to
6255 2: to receive benefit
6256 @be.nev.o.lence \b*-'nev(-*)-l*ns\ n
6257 1: charitable nature
6258 2: an act of kindness : CHARITY
6259 -- be.nev.o.lent \-l*nt\ adj
6260 @be.night.ed \bi-'ni_-t-*d\ adj
6261 1: overtaken by darkness or night
6262 2: living in ignorance
6263 @be.nign \bi-'ni_-n\ adj
6264 1: kindly disposed : GRACIOUS
6265 2: of a mild kind; esp : not malignant <benign tumors>
6266 SYN: benignant, kind
6267 -- be.nig.ni.ty \-'nig-n*t-e_-\ n
6268 @be.nig.nant \-'nig-n*nt\ adj : BENIGN 1
6269 SYN: kind, kindly
6270 @ben.i.son \'ben-*-s*n\ n : BLESSING, BENEDICTIONS
6271 @bent \'bent\ n
6272 1: tendency of mind : BIAS
6273 2: power of endurance
6274 SYN: talent, aptitude, gift
6275 @be.numb \bi-'n*m\ vb
6276 1: DULL, DEADEN
6277 2: to make numb esp. by cold
6278 @ben.zene \'ben-.ze_-n\ n : a colorless highly flammable liquid
6279 obtained chiefly in the distillation of coal and used as a solvent
6280 and in making dyes and drugs
6281 @ben.zine \'ben-.ze_-n\ n : any of various flammable petroleum
6282 distillates used as solvents for fats or as motor fuels
6283 @ben.zo.ate \'ben-z*-.wa_-t\ n : a salt or ester of benzoic acid
6284 @ben.zo.ic acid \ben-.zo_--ik-\ n : a white crystalline acid that
6285 occurs in benzoin and cranberries and is used as a preservative and
6286 antiseptic
6287 @ben.zo.in \'ben-z*-w*n\ n : a balsamlike resin from trees of
6288 southern Asia used esp. in medicine and perfumes
6289 @ben.zol \'ben-.zo_.l\ n : BENZENE
6290 @be.queath \bi-'kwe_-th, -'kwe_-t_eh_e\ vb
6291 1: to leave by will
6292 2: to hand down
6293 @be.quest \-'kwest\ n
6294 1: the action of bequeathing
6295 2: LEGACY
6296 @be.rate \-'ra_-t\ vb : to scold harshly
6297 @Ber.ber \'b*r-b*r\ n : a member of a Caucasoid people of
6298 northwestern Africa
6299 @ber.ceuse \be*r-'s*(r)z\ n
6300 1: LULLABY
6301 2: a musical composition of a tranquil nature
6302 @be.reave \-'re_-v\ vb be.reaved or be.reft \-'reft\; be.reav.ing :
6303 to deprive esp. by death : STRIP <bereaved of hope>
6304 -- be.reave.ment n
6305 @be.ret \b*-'ra_-\ n : a round soft cap with no visor
6306 @berg \'b*rg\ n : ICEBERG
6307 @beri.beri \.ber-e_--'ber-e_-\ n : a deficiency disease marked by
6308 weakness, wasting, and nerve damage and caused by lack of thiamine
6309 @berke.li.um \'b*r-kle_--*m, .b*r-'ke_-le_--*m\ n : an artificially
6310 prepared radioactive chemical element
6311 @ber.ry \'ber-e_-\ n
6312 1: a small pulpy fruit; esp : a simple fruit (as a grape, tomato,
6313 or banana) with the wall of the ripened ovary thick and pulpy
6314 2: the dry seed of some plants (as coffee)
6315 @ber.serk \b*(r)-'s*rk, -'z*rk\ adj : FRENZIED, CRAZED
6316 -- berserk adv
6317 @1 berth \'b*rth\ n
6318 1: room enough for a ship to maneuver
6319 2: the place where a ship lies at anchor
6320 3: a place to sit or sleep esp. on a ship or vehicle
6321 4: JOB, POSITION
6322 SYN: post, situation
6323
6324 2 berth vb
6325 1: to bring or come into a berth
6326 2: to allot a berth to
6327 @ber.yl \'ber-*l\ n : a hard silicate mineral occurring as green,
6328 yellow, pink, or white crystals
6329 @be.ryl.li.um \b*-'ril-e_--*m\ n : a light strong metallic chemical
6330 element used as a hardener in alloys
6331 @be.seech \bi-'se_-ch\ vb be.sought \-'so_.t\ or be.seeched;
6332 be.seech.ing : to ask earnestly : ENTREAT
6333 SYN: implore, beg
6334 @be.seem \-'se_-m\ vb, archaic : to be seemly or fitting : BEFIT
6335 @be.set \-'set\ vb
6336 1: TROUBLE, HARASS
6337 2: ASSAIL; also : to hem in : SURROUND
6338 @be.set.ting adj : persistently present or assailing
6339 @be.shrew \bi-'shru_:\ vb, archaic : CURSE
6340 @1 be.side \-'si_-d\ adv, archaic : BESIDES
6341
6342 2 beside prep
6343 1: by the side of <sit beside me>
6344 2: in addition to <beside being pretty, she's intelligent>
6345 3: other than <there's nobody here beside me>
6346 @1 be.sides \-'si_-dz\ prep : BESIDE 2 2, BESIDE 2 3
6347
6348 2 besides adv
6349 1: in addition : ALSO
6350 2: MOREOVER
6351 @be.siege \bi-'se_-j\ vb : to lay siege to; also : IMPORTUNE
6352 -- be.sieg.er n
6353 @be.smear \-'smi*r\ vb : SMEAR
6354 @be.smirch \'sm*rch\ vb : SMIRCH, SOIL
6355 @be.som \'be_--z*m\ n : BROOM
6356 @be.sot.ted \bi-'sa_:t-*d\ adj : DULL, STUPID; esp : muddled with
6357 drink
6358 @be.span.gle \-'span_e-g*l\ vb : to adorn with or as if with spangles
6359 @be.spat.ter \-'spat-*r\ vb : SPATTER
6360 @be.speak \-'spe_-k\ vb
6361 1: to hire or arrange for beforehand
6362 2: INDICATE, SIGNIFY
6363 3: FORETELL
6364 @be.sprin.kle \-'sprin_e-k*l\ vb : SPRINKLE
6365 @1 best \'best\ adj, superlative of GOOD
6366 1: excelling all others
6367 2: most productive (as of good or satisfaction)
6368 3: LARGEST, MOST
6369
6370 2 best adv, superlative of WELL
6371 1: in the best way
6372 2: to the highest degree : MOST
6373
6374 3 best n : something that is best
6375
6376 4 best vb : to get the better of : OUTDO
6377 @bes.tial \'bes-ch*l\ adj
6378 1: of or relating to beasts
6379 2: resembling a beast esp. in lack of intelligence or reason :
6380 BEASTLY
6381 @bes.ti.al.i.ty \.bes-che_--'al-*t-e_-\ n
6382 1: the condition or status of a lower animal
6383 2: display or gratification of bestial traits or impulses
6384 @be.stir \bi-'st*r\ vb : to rouse to action
6385 @be.stow \-'sto_-\ vb
6386 1: PUT, PLACE, STOW
6387 2: to present as a gift : CONFER
6388 -- be.stow.al n
6389 @be.stride \-'stri_-d\ vb : to ride, sit, or stand astride
6390 @bet \'bet\ vb bet or bet.ted; bet.ting : WAGER
6391 -- bet n
6392 @be.take \bi-'ta_-k\ vb : to cause (oneself) to go
6393 @be.ta particle \'ba_-t-*-\ n : an electron or positron ejected from
6394 an atomic nucleus during radioactive transformation
6395 @beta ray n : a stream of beta particles
6396 @be.tel \'be_-t- *l\ n : a climbing pepper whose leaves are chewed
6397 together with lime and the astringent seed (betel nut) of a palm
6398 esp. by southern Asians
6399 @bete noire \ba_-t-'nwa_:r\ n, pl betes noires \ba_-t-'nwa_:r(z)\ :
6400 one that is an object of strong fear or aversion
6401 @beth.el \'beth-*l\ n : a place of worship esp. for seamen
6402 @be.think \bi-'thin_ek\ vb : to cause (oneself) to call to mind or
6403 consider
6404 @be.tide \-'tid\ vb : to happen to : BEFALL
6405 @be.times \-'ti_-mz\ adv : in good time : EARLY
6406 SYN: soon, beforehand
6407 @be.to.ken \-'to_--k*n\ vb
6408 1: to give evidence of
6409 2: PRESAGE
6410 SYN: indicate, prove
6411 @be.tray \-'tra_-\ vb
6412 1: to lead astray; esp : SEDUCE
6413 2: to deliver to an enemy by treachery
6414 3: to prove unfaithful to
6415 4: to reveal unintentionally; also : SHOW, INDICATE
6416 SYN: mislead, delude, deceive, disclose, divulge
6417 -- be.tray.al n
6418 -- be.tray.er n
6419 @be.troth \-'tro_.th, -'tro_-t_eh_e\ vb : to promise to marry :
6420 AFFIANCE
6421 -- be.troth.al n
6422 @be.trothed n : the person to whom one is betrothed
6423 @1 bet.ter \'bet-*r\ adj, comparative of GOOD
6424 1: more than half
6425 2: improved in health
6426 3: of higher quality
6427
6428 2 better adv, comparative of WELL
6429 1: in a superior manner
6430 2: to a higher or greater degree; also : MORE
6431
6432 3 better n
6433 1: something better; also : a superior esp. in merit or rank
6434 2: ADVANTAGE
6435
6436 4 better vb
6437 1: to make or become better
6438 2: SURPASS, EXCEL
6439 @bet.ter.ment \'bet-*r-m*nt\ n : IMPROVEMENT
6440 @bet.tor or bet.ter \'bet-*r\ n : one that bets
6441 @1 be.tween \bi-'twe_-n\ prep
6442 1: by the common action of <earned $10, 000 between the two of
6443 them>
6444 2: in the interval separating <an alley between two buildings>
6445 3: in point of comparison of <choose between two cars>
6446 4: marking or constituting the interrelation or interaction of
6447 <hostility between nations> <a bond between brothers>
6448
6449 2 between adv : in an intervening space or interval
6450 @be.twixt \-'twikst\ adv or prep, archaic : BETWEEN
6451 @1 bev.el \'bev-*l\ n
6452 1: the angle or slant that one surface or line makes with another
6453 when not at right angles
6454 2: a device for adjusting the slant of the surfaces of a piece of
6455 work
6456
6457 2 bevel vb -eled or -elled; -el.ing; -el.ling
6458 1: to cut or shape (as an edge or surface) to a bevel
6459 2: INCLINE, SLANT
6460 @bev.er.age \'bev-(*-)rij\ n : liquid for drinking; esp : a liquid
6461 (as milk or coffee) other than water
6462 @bevy \'bev-e_-\ n : a group (as of women or quail) together
6463 @be.wail \bi-'wa_-l\ vb : LAMENT
6464 SYN: deplore, bemoan
6465 @be.ware \-'wa*r\ vb : to be on one's guard : be wary of
6466 @be.wil.der \-'wil-d*r\ vb : PERPLEX, CONFUSE
6467 SYN: mystify, distract, puzzle
6468 -- be.wil.der.ment n
6469 @be.witch \-'wich\ vb
6470 1: to affect by witchcraft
6471 2: CHARM, FASCINATE
6472 SYN: enchant, attract
6473 @bey \'ba_-\ n
6474 1: a former Turkish provincial governor
6475 2: the former ruler of Tunis or Tunisia
6476 @1 be.yond \be_--'a_:nd\ adv
6477 1: FARTHER
6478 2: BESIDES
6479
6480 2 beyond prep
6481 1: on or to the farther side of
6482 2: out of the reach or sphere of
6483 3: BESIDES
6484 @bez.el \'bez-*l\ n
6485 1: a sloping edge on a cutting tool
6486 2: the top part of a ring setting
6487 3: the faceted part of a cut gem that rises above the setting
6488 4: a usu. grooved rim holding the glass on a watch, clock dial, or
6489 headlight
6490 @be.zoar \'be_--.zo_-r\ n : a concretion found in animal intestines
6491 @bhang \'ban_e\ n : a narcotic and intoxicant product of the hemp
6492 plant
6493 @bi.an.nu.al \bi_--'an-y(*-w)*l\ adj : occurring twice a year
6494 -- bi.an.nu.al.ly adv
6495 @1 bi.as \'bi_--*s\ n
6496 1: a line diagonal to the grain of a fabric
6497 2: PREJUDICE, BENT
6498
6499 2 bias adv : on the bias : DIAGONALLY
6500
6501 3 bias vb bi.ased or bi.assed; bi.as.ing; bi.as.sing : PREJUDICE
6502 @bib \'bib\ n : a protective cover tied under a child's chin over the
6503 clothes at meals
6504 @bi.be.lot \.bib-*-'lo_-, .be_-b-\ n : a small household ornament or
6505 decorative object
6506 @Bi.ble \'bi_--b*l\ n [ML biblia, fr. Gk, pl. of biblion book, fr.
6507 byblos papyrus, fr. Byblos, ancient Phoenician city from which
6508 papyrus was exported]
6509 1: the sacred scriptures of Christians comprising the Old and New
6510 Testaments
6511 2: the sacred scriptures of Judaism or of some other religion
6512 -- bib.li.cal \'bib-li-k*l\ adj, sometimes cap
6513 @bib.li.og.ra.phy \.bib-le_--'a_:g-r*-fe_-\ n
6514 1: the history or description of writings or publications
6515 2: a list of writings (as on a subject or of an author)
6516 -- bib.li.og.ra.pher \-f*r\ n
6517 -- bib.li.o.graph.i.c \-le_--*-'graf-ik\ or bib.li.o.graph.i.cal
6518 adj
6519 @bib.lio.phile \'bib-le_--*-.fi_-l\ n : a lover of books
6520 @bib.u.lous \'bib-y*-l*s\ adj
6521 1: highly absorbent
6522 2: inclined to drink esp. to excess
6523 @bi.cam.er.al \'bi_--'kam-(*-)r*l\ adj : having or consisting of two
6524 legislative branches
6525 @bi.car.bon.ate of soda \bi_--.ka_:r-b*-n*t-, -.na_-t-\ : a white
6526 crystalline salt used in cooking and in medicine
6527 @bi.ceps \'bi_--.seps\ n : a muscle (as in the front of the upper
6528 arm) having two points of origin
6529 @bi.chlo.ride \bi_--'klo_-r-.i_-d\ n : any of several chlorides; esp
6530 : one (mercuric chloride or bichloride of mercur) that is a
6531 poisonous compound of mercury and chlorine used as an antiseptic
6532 and fungicide
6533 @1 bick.er \'bik-*r\ n : WRANGLING, ALTERCATION
6534
6535 2 bicker vb : to contend in petty altercation : SQUABBLE
6536 @bi.cus.pid \bi_--'k*s-p*d\ n : either of 2 double-pointed teeth next
6537 to the canine on each side of each jaw in man
6538 @bi.cy.cle \'bi_--.sik-*l\ n : a light 2-wheeled vehicle with a
6539 steering handle, saddle, and pedals by which it is propelled
6540 @1 bid \'bid\ vb bade \'bad, 'ba_-d\ or bid; bid.den \'bid- *n\; bid;
6541 bade; bid.ding
6542 1: COMMAND, ORDER
6543 2: INVITE
6544 3: to give expression to
6545 4: to make a bid : OFFER
6546 -- bid.der n
6547
6548 2 bid n
6549 1: an act of bidding; also : a chance or turn to bid
6550 2: an offer (as at an auction) of what one will give for something;
6551 also : the thing or sum offered
6552 3: an announcement by a player in a card game of what he proposes
6553 to accomplish; also : an attempt to win or gain
6554 4: INVITATION
6555 @bide \'bi_-d\ vb bode \'bo_-d\ or bid.ed; bid.ed; bid.ing
6556 1: WAIT, TARRY
6557 2: DWELL
6558 3: to wait for <bided his time>
6559 @bi.en.ni.al \bi_--'en-e_--*l\ adj
6560 1: taking place once in two years
6561 2: lasting two years
6562 3: producing leaves the first year and fruiting and dying the
6563 second year
6564 -- biennial n
6565 -- bi.en.ni.al.ly adv
6566 @bier \'bi*r\ n : a stand bearing a coffin or corpse
6567 @bi.fo.cals \bi_--'fo_--k*lz\ n, pl : eyeglasses with lenses that
6568 have one part that corrects for near vision and one for distant
6569 vision
6570 @bi.fur.cate \'bi_--f*r-.ka_-t\ vb : to divide into two branches or
6571 parts
6572 -- bi.fur.ca.tion \.bi_--f*r-'ka_--sh*n\ n
6573 @big \'big\ adj
6574 1: large in size, amount, or scope
6575 2: PREGNANT; also : SWELLING
6576 3: IMPORTANT, IMPOSING
6577 SYN: great
6578 -- big.ness n
6579 @big.a.my \'big-*-me_-\ n : the act of marrying one person while
6580 still legally married to another
6581 -- big.a.mist n
6582 -- big.a.mous adj
6583 @Big Dipper n : the seven principal stars in the constellation of
6584 Ursa Major arranged in a form resembling a dipper
6585 @big.horn \'big-.ho_.rn\ n : a wild sheep of mountainous western No.
6586 America
6587 @bight \'bi_-t\ n
6588 1: the slack part of a rope fastened at both ends
6589 2: a curve in a coast; also : the bay formed by such a curve
6590 @big.ot \'big-*t\ n : one intolerantly devoted to his own church,
6591 party, or opinion
6592 SYN: fanatic, enthusiast, zealot
6593 -- big.ot.ed adj
6594 -- big.ot.ry n
6595 @big.wig \'big-.wig\ n : an important person
6596 @bike \'bi_-k\ n : BICYCLE
6597 @bi.ki.ni \b*-'ke_--ne_-\ n : a woman's brief 2-piece bathing suit
6598 @bi.lat.er.al \bi_--'lat-(*-)r*l\ adj
6599 1: having or involving 2 sides
6600 2: affecting reciprocally 2 sides or parties
6601 -- bi.lat.er.al.ly adv
6602 @bile \'bi_-l\ n
6603 1: a bitter greenish fluid secreted by the liver that aids in the
6604 digestion of fats
6605 2: ill-humored state : SURLINESS
6606 @bilge \'bilj\ n
6607 1: the part of a ship that lies between the bottom and the point
6608 where the sides go straight up
6609 2: foul water that collects in the bottom of a ship
6610 @bi.lin.gual \bi_--'lin_e-gw*l\ adj : expressed in, knowing, or using
6611 two languages
6612 @bil.ious \'bil-y*s\ adj
6613 1: marked by or suffering from disordered liver function
6614 2: IRRITABLE, CHOLERIC
6615 @bilk \'bilk\ vb : to cheat out of what is due : SWINDLE
6616 @1 bill \'bil\ n : the jaws of a bird together with their horny
6617 covering; also : a mouth structure (as of a turtle) resembling
6618 these
6619
6620 2 bill vb : to caress fondly
6621
6622 3 bill n
6623 1: a written document (as a memorandum); esp : a draft of a law
6624 presented to a legislature for enactment
6625 2: a written statement of a legal wrong suffered or of some breach
6626 of law
6627 3: a paper bearing a statement of particulars (as of a ship's crew
6628 members and their duties)
6629 4: a list of items (as of goods and their costs or of moneys due)
6630 5: an advertisement (as a poster or handbill) displayed or
6631 distributed
6632 6: a piece of paper money
6633
6634 4 bill vb
6635 1: to enter in or prepare a bill; also : to submit a bill or
6636 account to
6637 2: to advertise by bills or posters
6638 @bill.board \-.bo_-rd\ n : a flat surface on which advertising bills
6639 are posted
6640 @1 bil.let \'bil-*t\ n
6641 1: an order requiring a person to provide lodging for a soldier;
6642 also : quarters assigned by or as if by such an order
6643 2: POSITION, APPOINTMENT
6644
6645 2 billet vb : to assign lodging to by billet
6646 @bil.let-doux \.bil-a_--'du_:\ n, pl bil.lets-doux \-'du_[z)\ : a
6647 love letter
6648 @bill.fold \'bil-.fo_-ld\ n : WALLET
6649 @bill.head \'bil-.hed\ n : a printed form on which a commercial bill
6650 may be made out
6651 @bil.liards \'bil-y*rdz\ n : any of several games played on a
6652 rectangular table (billiard table) by driving balls against each
6653 other or into pockets with a cue
6654 @bil.lings.gate \'bil-in_ez-.ga_-t\ n [fr. Billingsgate, old gate and
6655 fish market in London] : coarsely abusive language
6656 @bil.lion \'bil-y*n\ n, pl billions or billion
6657 1: a thousand millions
6658 2 Brit: a million millions
6659 -- billion adj
6660 -- bil.lionth \-y*nth\ adj or n
6661 @bill of exchange : a written order from one party to another to pay
6662 to a person named in the bill a specified sum of money
6663 @1 bil.low \'bil-o_-\ n
6664 1: WAVE; esp : a great wave
6665 2: a rolling mass (as of fog or flame) like a great wave
6666 -- bil.lowy adj
6667
6668 2 billow vb : to rise and roll in waves; also : to swell out <billow
6669 sails>
6670 @bil.ly \'bil-e_-\ n : a heavy usu. wooden club; esp : a policeman's
6671 club
6672 @bi.met.al.lism \bi_--'met- *l-.iz-*m\ n : the policy of using two
6673 metals at fixed ratios to form a standard of value for a monetary
6674 system
6675 @bin \'bin\ n : a box, crib, or enclosure used for storage
6676 @bi.na.ry \'bi_--n*-re_-\ adj : consisting of two things or parts :
6677 DOUBLE
6678 -- binary n
6679 @bin.au.ral \bi_--'no_.r-*l\ adj : of or relating to sound
6680 transmission, recording, or reproduction techniques that provide
6681 two separate transmission or recording paths to achieve an effect
6682 of hearing sound sources in their original positions
6683 @bind \'bi_-nd\ vb bound \'bau_.nd\; bind.ing
6684 1: TIE; also : to restrain as if by tying
6685 2: to put under an obligation; also : to constrain with legal
6686 authority
6687 3: to unite into a mass
6688 4: BANDAGE
6689 5: CONSTIPATE
6690 6: to strengthen or decorate with a band
6691 7: to fasten together and enclose in a cover <bind books>
6692 8: to compel as if by a pledge
6693 9: to exert a tying, restraining, or compelling effect
6694 -- bind.er n
6695 @bind.ing n : something (as a ski fastening, a cover, or an edging
6696 fabric) used to bind
6697 @binge \'binj\ n : SPREE
6698 @bin.na.cle \'bin-i-k*l\ n : a container holding a ship's compass
6699 @1 bin.oc.u.lar \bi_--'na_:k-y*-l*r, b*-\ adj : of, relating to, or
6700 adapted to the use of both eyes
6701
6702 2 bin.oc.u.lar \b*-, bi_--\ n
6703 1: a binocular optical instrument (as a microscope)
6704 2: FIELD GLASS -- usu. used in pl.
6705 @bi.no.mi.al \bi_--'no_--me_--*l\ n
6706 1: a mathematical expression consisting of two terms connected by
6707 the sign plus () or minus (--)
6708 2: a biological species name consisting of two terms
6709 -- binomial adj
6710 @bio.chem.is.try \.bi_--o_--'kem-*-stre_-\ n : chemistry that deals
6711 with the chemical compounds and processes in organisms
6712 -- bio.chem.i.cal \-'kem-i-k*l\ adj
6713 -- bio.chem.ist \-'kem-*st\ n
6714 @bio.ge.og.ra.phy \-je_--'a_:g-r*-fe_-\ n : a branch of biology that
6715 deals with the distribution of plants and animals
6716 -- bio.ge.og.ra.pher \-f*r\ n
6717 -- bio.ge.o.graph.ic \-.je_--*-'graf-ik\ adj
6718 @bi.og.ra.phy \bi_--'a_:g-r*-fe_-\ n : a written history of a
6719 person's life; also : such writings in general
6720 -- bi.og.ra.pher \-f*r\ n
6721 -- bi.o.graph.ical \.bi_--*-'graf-i-k*l\ or bi.o.graph.ic adj
6722 @biological warfare n : warfare in which living organisms (as
6723 bacteria) are used to harm the enemy or his livestock and crops
6724 @bi.ol.o.gy \bi_--'a_:l-*-je_-\ n
6725 1: a science that deals with living beings and life processes
6726 2: the laws and phenomena of life (as of a kind of organism)
6727 -- bi.o.log.i.cal \.bi_--*-'la_:j-i-k*l\ adj
6728 -- bi.ol.o.gist \bi_--'a_:l-*-j*st\ n
6729 @bi.op.sy \'bi_--.a_:p-se_-\ n : the removal of cells or tissue from
6730 the living body for examination
6731 @bi.o.tin \'bi_--*-t*n\ n : a member of the vitamin B complex found
6732 esp. in yeast, liver, and egg yolk and active in growth promotion
6733 @bi.pa.ren.tal \.bi_--p*-'rent- *l\ adj : involving or derived from 2
6734 parents <biparental inheritance>
6735 @bi.par.ti.san \bi_--'pa_:rt-*-z*n\ adj : representing or composed of
6736 members of two parties
6737 @bi.par.tite \-'pa_:r-.ti_-t\ adj
6738 1: being in two parts
6739 2: shared by two <bipartite treaty>
6740 @bi.ped \'bi_--.ped\ n : a 2-footed animal
6741 @bi.plane \'bi_--.pla_-n\ n : an airplane with two main supporting
6742 surfaces placed one above the other
6743 @bi.ra.cial \bi_--'ra_--sh*l\ adj : of, relating to, or involving
6744 members of two races
6745 @1 birch \'b*rch\ n
6746 1: any of a genus of mostly short-lived deciduous shrubs and trees
6747 with membranous outer bark and pale close-grained wood; also :
6748 this wood
6749 2: a birch rod or bundle of twigs for flogging
6750 -- birch.en adj
6751
6752 2 birch vb : WHIP, FLOG
6753 @bird \'b*rd\ n : a warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate having the
6754 body feathered and the forelimbs modified to form wings
6755 @bird.bath \-.bath, -.ba_.th\ n : a usu. ornamental basin set up for
6756 birds to bathe in
6757 @bird.house \-.hau_.s\ n : an artificial nesting place for birds
6758 @bird.ie \'b*rd-e_-\ n : a score of one under par on a hole in golf
6759 @bird.lime \-.li_-m\ n : a sticky substance smeared on twigs to snare
6760 small birds
6761 @bird.seed \-.se_-d\ n : a mixture of small seeds (as of hemp or
6762 millet) used chiefly for feeding cage birds
6763 @bird's-eye \'b*rd-.zi_-\ adj
6764 1: seen from above as if by a flying bird <bird's-eye view; also :
6765 CURSORY
6766 2: marked with spots resembling birds' eyes <bird's-eye maple; also
6767 : made of bird's-eye wood
6768 @bi.ret.ta \b*-'ret-*\ n : a square cap with three ridges on top worn
6769 esp. by Roman Catholic clergymen
6770 @birth \'b*rth\ n
6771 1: the act or fact of being born or of bringing forth young
6772 2: LINEAGE, DESCENT
6773 3: ORIGIN, BEGINNING
6774 @birth.day \-.da_-\ n : the day or anniversary of one's birth
6775 @birth.mark \-.ma_:rk\ n : an unusual mark or blemish on the skin at
6776 birth
6777 @birth.place \-.pla_-s\ n : place of birth or origin
6778 @birth.rate \-.ra_-t\ n : the number of births for every hundred or
6779 every thousand persons in a given area or group during a given time
6780 @birth.right \-.ri_-t\ n : a right, privilege, or possession to which
6781 one is entitled by birth
6782 SYN: prerogative, heritage, inheritance
6783 @birth.stone \-.sto_-n\ n : a precious stone associated symbolically
6784 with the month of one's birth
6785 @bis.cuit \'bis-k*t\ n [MF bescuit, fr. pain bescuit twice-cooked
6786 bread] : an unraised bread formed into flat cakes and baked hard
6787 and crisp; also : a bread made with a leavening agent other than
6788 yeast baked in small cakes
6789 @bi.sect \'bi_--.sekt\ vb : to divide into two usu. equal parts; also
6790 : CROSS, INTERSECT
6791 @bi.sex.u.al \bi_--'sek-sh(*-w)*l\ adj
6792 1: possessing characters of or sexually oriented toward both sexes
6793 2: of, relating to, or involving two sexes
6794 @bish.op \'bish-*p\ n [OE bisceop, fr. LL episcopus, fr. Gk
6795 episkopos, lit., overseer, fr. epi- on, over + skeptesthai to look]
6796 1: a clergyman ranking above a priest and typically governing a
6797 diocese
6798 2: any of various Protestant church officials who superintend other
6799 clergy
6800 3: a chess piece that can move diagonally across any number of
6801 unoccupied squares
6802 @bish.op.ric \-*-prik\ n
6803 1: DIOCESE
6804 2: the office of bishop
6805 @bis.muth \'biz-m*th\ n : a heavy brittle grayish white metallic
6806 chemical element used in alloys and medicine
6807 @bi.son \'bi_-s- *n, 'bi_-z-\ n, pl bison : a large shaggy-maned
6808 hump-shouldered wild ox formerly abundant on the plains of central
6809 U.S.
6810 @bisque \'bisk\ n
6811 1: a thick cream soup
6812 2: ice cream containing powdered nuts or macaroons
6813 @bis.tro \'bis-tro_-\ n
6814 1: a small or unpretentious European wineshop or restaurant
6815 2: BAR; also : NIGHTCLUB
6816 @1 bit \'bit\ n
6817 1: the part of a bridle that is placed in a horse's mouth
6818 2: a drilling or boring tool used in a brace
6819
6820 2 bit n
6821 1: a morsel of food; also : a small piece or quantity of something
6822 2: a small coin; also : a unit of value equal to 12 1/2 cents
6823 3: something small or trivial; also : some degree or extent <a bit
6824 tired>
6825 @bitch \'bich\ n : the female of the dog
6826 @1 bite \'bi_-t\ vb bit \'bit\; bit.ten \'bit- *n\; bit; bit.ing
6827 \'bi_-t-in_e\
6828 1: to grip with teeth or jaws; also : to wound or sting with or as
6829 if with fangs
6830 2: to cut or pierce as if with a sharp-edged instrument
6831 3: to cause to smart or sting
6832 4: CORRODE
6833 5: to take bait <fish are biting well>
6834
6835 2 bite n
6836 1: the act or manner of biting
6837 2: MORSEL, SNACK
6838 3: a wound made by biting; also : a biting sensation : STING
6839 @bit.ing \'bi_-t-in_e\ adj : producing bodily or mental distress
6840 <biting winds> <a biting speech>
6841 @bit.ter \'bit-*r\ adj
6842 1: having the acrid lingering taste suggestive of wormwood or hops
6843 that is one of the basic taste sensations
6844 2: marked by intensity or severity (as of distress or hatred)
6845 3: extremely harsh or cruel
6846 -- bit.ter.ly adv
6847 -- bit.ter.ness n
6848 @bit.tern \'bit-*rn\ n : a small heron with a loud booming call
6849 @bit.ters \'bit-*rz\ n, sing or pl : a usu. alcoholic solution of
6850 bitter and often aromatic plant products used in mixing drinks and
6851 as a mild tonic
6852 @bit.ter.sweet \'bit-*r-.swe_-t\ n
6853 1: a poisonous nightshade with purple flowers and orange-red
6854 berries
6855 2: a woody vine with yellow capsules that open when ripe and
6856 disclose scarlet seed coverings
6857 @bi.tu.men \b*-'t(y)u_:-m*n, bi_--\ n : any of various mixtures of
6858 hydrogen-and-carbon- substances (as asphalt, tar, or petroleum)
6859 @bi.tu.mi.nous \-m*-n*s\ adj
6860 1: resembling, mixed with, or containing bitumen
6861 2: being coal that when heated yields considerable volatile
6862 bituminous matter
6863 @bi.valve \'bi_--.valv\ n : an animal (as a clam) with a shell
6864 composed of 2 separate parts that open and shut
6865 -- bi.valve adj
6866 @1 biv.ouac \'biv-(*-).wak\ n : a temporary encampment or shelter
6867
6868 2 bivouac vb biv.ouacked; biv.ouack.ing : to form a bivouac : CAMP
6869 @bi.zarre \b*-'za_:r\ adj : ODD, ECCENTRIC, FANTASTIC
6870 -- bi.zarre.ly adv
6871 @blab \'blab\ vb blabbed; blab.bing : TATTLE, GOSSIP
6872 @1 black \'blak\ adj
6873 1: of the color black; also : very dark
6874 2: SWARTHY; also : of or relating to a group of dark-haired
6875 dark-skinned people
6876 3: SOILED, DIRTY
6877 4: lacking light <a black night>
6878 5: WICKED, EVIL <black deeds> <black magic>
6879 6: DISMAL, GLOOMY <a black outlook>
6880 7: SULLEN <a black mood>
6881 -- black.ish adj
6882 -- black.ness n
6883
6884 2 black n
6885 1: a black pigment or dye; also : something (as clothing) that is
6886 black
6887 2: the color of least lightness that characterizes objects which
6888 neither reflect nor transmit light : the opposite of white
6889 3: a person of a dark-skinned race
6890
6891 3 black vb : BLACKEN
6892 @black.a.moor \'blak-*-.mu_.r\ n : NEGRO
6893 @black art n : MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT
6894 @black.ball \'blak-.bo_.l\ n : a black object used to cast a negative
6895 vote; also : such a vote
6896 -- black.ball vb
6897 @black.ber.ry \-.ber-e_-\ n : the usu. black or purple juicy but
6898 seedy edible fruit of various brambles; also : a plant bearing this
6899 fruit
6900 @black.bird \-.b*rd\ n : any of various birds (as the redwing
6901 blackbird) of which the male is largely or wholly black
6902 @black.board \-.bo_-rd\ n : a dark smooth surface (as of slate) used
6903 for writing or drawing on usu. with chalk
6904 @black.en \'blak-*n\ vb
6905 1: to make or become black
6906 2: DEFAME, SULLY
6907 @black.guard \'blag-*rd, -.a_:rd\ n : SCOUNDREL, RASCAL
6908 @black.head \'blak-.hed\ n : a small oily mass plugging the outlet of
6909 a skin gland
6910 @1 black.jack \-.jak\ n
6911 1: a leather-covered club with a flexible handle
6912 2: a card game in which the object is to be dealt cards having a
6913 higher count than the dealer but not exceeding 21
6914
6915 2 blackjack vb : to hit with or as if with a blackjack
6916 @black.list \'blak-.list\ n : a list of persons who are disapproved
6917 of and are to be punished (as by refusal of jobs or a boycott)
6918 -- blacklist vb
6919 @black.mail \-.ma_-l\ n : extortion by threats esp. of publ