| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| apaches | noun pl. | A group of nomadic North American Indians including several tribes native of Arizona, New Mexico, etc. |
| apagoge | noun | An indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary. |
| apanage | noun | Same as Appanage. |
| aparejo | noun | A kind of pack saddle used in the American military service and among the Spanish Americans. It is made of leather stuffed with hay, moss, or the like. |
| apatite | noun | Native phosphate of lime, occurring usually in six-sided prisms, color often pale green, transparent or translucent. |
| apehood | noun | The state of being an ape. |
| apertly | adverb | Openly; clearly. |
| aperies | plural | of Apery |
| aphakia | noun | An anomalous state of refraction caused by the absence of the crystalline lens, as after operations for cataract. The remedy is the use of powerful convex lenses. |
| aphasia | noun | Alt. of Aphasy |
| aphasic | adjective | Pertaining to, or affected by, aphasia; speechless. |
| aphelia | plural | of Aphelion |
| aphemia | noun | Loss of the power of speaking, while retaining the power of writing; — a disorder of cerebral origin. |
| aphesis | noun | The loss of a short unaccented vowel at the beginning of a word; — the result of a phonetic process; as, squire for esquire. |
| aphetic | adjective | Shortened by dropping a letter or a syllable from the beginning of a word; as, an aphetic word or form. |
| aphides | noun pl. | See Aphis., of Aphis |
| aphonia | noun | Alt. of Aphony |
| aphonic | adjective | Alt. of Aphonous |
| aphrite | noun | See under Calcite. |
| aphthae | noun pl. | Roundish pearl-colored specks or flakes in the mouth, on the lips, etc., terminating in white sloughs. They are commonly characteristic of thrush. |
| apician | adjective | Belonging to Apicius, a notorious Roman epicure; hence applied to whatever is peculiarly refined or dainty and expensive in cookery. |
| apieces | adverb | In pieces or to pieces. |
| apishly | adverb | In an apish manner; with servile imitation; foppishly. |
| apitpat | adverb | With quick beating or palpitation; pitapat. |
| aplysia | noun | A genus of marine mollusks of the order Tectibranchiata; the sea hare. Some of the species when disturbed throw out a deep purple liquor, which colors the water to some distance. See Illust. in Appendix. |
| apocope | noun | The cutting off, or omission, of the last letter, syllable, or part of a word., A cutting off; abscission. |
| apodeme | noun | One of the processes of the shell which project inwards and unite with one another, in the thorax of many Crustacea. |
| apodous | adjective | Apodal; apod. |
| apogaic | adjective | Apogean. |
| apogamy | noun | The formation of a bud in place of a fertilized ovule or oospore. |
| apogeal | adjective | Apogean. |
| apogean | adjective | Connected with the apogee; as, apogean (neap) tides, which occur when the moon has passed her apogee. |
| apohyal | adjective | Of or pertaining to a portion of the horn of the hyoid bone. |
| apology | noun | Something said or written in defense or justification of what appears to others wrong, or of what may be liable to disapprobation; justification; as, Tertullian’s Apology for Christianity., An acknowledgment intended as an atonement for some improper or injurious remark or act; an admission to another of a wrong or discourtesy done him, accompanied by an expression of regret., Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift., To offer an apology. |
| apoplex | noun | Apoplexy. |
| aporias | plural | of Aporia |
| aporosa | noun pl. | A group of corals in which the coral is not porous; — opposed to Perforata. |
| aporose | adjective | Without pores. |
| apostil | noun | Alt. of Apostille |
| apostle | noun | Literally: One sent forth; a messenger. Specifically: One of the twelve disciples of Christ, specially chosen as his companions and witnesses, and sent forth to preach the gospel., The missionary who first plants the Christian faith in any part of the world; also, one who initiates any great moral reform, or first advocates any important belief; one who has extraordinary success as a missionary or reformer; as, Dionysius of Corinth is called the apostle of France, John Eliot the apostle to the Indians, Theobald Mathew the apostle of temperance., A brief letter dimissory sent by a court appealed from to the superior court, stating the case, etc.; a paper sent up on appeals in the admiralty courts. |
| apothem | noun | The perpendicular from the center to one of the sides of a regular polygon., A deposit formed in a liquid extract of a vegetable substance by exposure to the air. |
| apotome | noun | The difference between two quantities commensurable only in power, as between Ã2 and 1, or between the diagonal and side of a square., The remaining part of a whole tone after a smaller semitone has been deducted from it; a major semitone. |
| apparel | noun | External clothing; vesture; garments; dress; garb; external habiliments or array., A small ornamental piece of embroidery worn on albs and some other ecclesiastical vestments., The furniture of a ship, as masts, sails, rigging, anchors, guns, etc., To make or get (something) ready; to prepare., To furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out., To dress or clothe; to attire., To dress with external ornaments; to cover with something ornamental; to deck; to embellish; as, trees appareled with flowers, or a garden with verdure. |
| appaume | noun | A hand open and extended so as to show the palm. |
| appeach | verb t. | To impeach; to accuse; to asperse; to inform against; to reproach. |
| appease | verb t. | To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify; to dispel (anger or hatred); as, to appease the tumult of the ocean, or of the passions; to appease hunger or thirst. |
| apperil | noun | Peril. |
| applaud | verb t. | To show approval of by clapping the hands, acclamation, or other significant sign., To praise by words; to express approbation of; to commend; to approve., To express approbation loudly or significantly. |
| applier | noun | He who, or that which, applies. |
| applied | imp. & past participle | of Apply |
| appoint | verb t. | To fix with power or firmness; to establish; to mark out., To fix by a decree, order, command, resolve, decision, or mutual agreement; to constitute; to ordain; to prescribe; to fix the time and place of., To assign, designate, or set apart by authority., To furnish in all points; to provide with everything necessary by way of equipment; to equip; to fit out., To point at by way, or for the purpose, of censure or commendation; to arraign., To direct, designate, or limit; to make or direct a new disposition of, by virtue of a power contained in a conveyance; — said of an estate already conveyed., To ordain; to determine; to arrange. |
| apposed | adjective | Placed in apposition; mutually fitting, as the mandibles of a bird’s beak. |
| apposer | noun | An examiner; one whose business is to put questions. Formerly, in the English Court of Exchequer, an officer who audited the sheriffs’ accounts. |
| apprest | adjective | Pressed close to, or lying against, something for its whole length, as against a stem, |
| apprise | verb t. | To give notice, verbal or written; to inform; — followed by of; as, we will apprise the general of an intended attack; he apprised the commander of what he had done., Notice; information. |
| apprize | verb t. | To appraise; to value; to appreciate. |
| appromt | verb t. | To quicken; to prompt. |
| approof | noun | Trial; proof., Approval; commendation. |
| approve | verb t. | To show to be real or true; to prove., To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically., To sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial., To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of; as, we approve the measured of the administration., To make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance., To make profit of; to convert to one’s own profit; — said esp. of waste or common land appropriated by the lord of the manor. |
| appulse | noun | A driving or running towards; approach; impulse; also, the act of striking against., The near approach of one heavenly body to another, or to the meridian; a coming into conjunction; as, the appulse of the moon to a star, or of a star to the meridian. |
| apricot | noun | A fruit allied to the plum, of an orange color, oval shape, and delicious taste; also, the tree (Prunus Armeniaca of Linnaeus) which bears this fruit. By cultivation it has been introduced throughout the temperate zone. |
| aprocta | noun pl. | A group of Turbellaria in which there is no anal aperture. |
| aproned | adjective | Wearing an apron. |
| aprosos | adjective & adverb | Opportunely or opportune; seasonably or seasonable., By the way; to the purpose; suitably to the place or subject; — a word used to introduce an incidental observation, suited to the occasion, though not strictly belonging to the narration. |
| apsidal | adjective | Of or pertaining to the apsides of an orbit., Of or pertaining to the apse of a church; as, the apsidal termination of the chancel. |
| apsides | noun pl. | See Apsis., of Apsis |
| aptable | adjective | Capable of being adapted. |
| apteral | adjective | Apterous., Without lateral columns; — applied to buildings which have no series of columns along their sides, but are either prostyle or amphiprostyle, and opposed to peripteral. |
| apteran | noun | One of the Aptera. |
| apteria | noun pl. | Naked spaces between the feathered areas of birds. See Pteryliae. |
| apteryx | noun | A genus of New Zealand birds about the size of a hen, with only short rudiments of wings, armed with a claw and without a tail; the kiwi. It is allied to the gigantic extinct moas of the same country. Five species are known. |
| aptness | noun | Fitness; suitableness; appropriateness; as, the aptness of things to their end., Disposition of the mind; propensity; as, the aptness of men to follow example., Quickness of apprehension; readiness in learning; docility; as, an aptness to learn is more observable in some children than in others., Proneness; tendency; as, the aptness of iron to rust. |
| aptotic | adjective | Pertaining to, or characterized by, aptotes; uninflected; as, aptotic languages. |
| apyrexy | noun | The absence or intermission of fever. |
| apyrous | adjective | Incombustible; capable of sustaining a strong heat without alteration of form or properties. |