| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| arnotto | noun | A red or yellowish-red dyeing material, prepared from the pulp surrounding the seeds of a tree (Bixa orellana) belonging to the tropical regions of America. It is used for coloring cheese, butter, etc., Same as Annotto. |
| arabian | adjective | Of or pertaining to Arabia or its inhabitants., A native of Arabia; an Arab. |
| arabism | noun | An Arabic idiom peculiarly of language. |
| arabist | noun | One well versed in the Arabic language or literature; also, formerly, one who followed the Arabic system of surgery. |
| aracari | noun | A South American bird, of the genus Pleroglossius, allied to the toucans. There are several species. |
| aramean | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Syrians and Chaldeans, or to their language; Aramaic., A native of Aram. |
| aramaic | adjective | Pertaining to Aram, or to the territory, inhabitants, language, or literature of Syria and Mesopotamia; Aramaean; — specifically applied to the northern branch of the Semitic family of languages, including Syriac and Chaldee., The Aramaic language. |
| aration | noun | Plowing; tillage. |
| aratory | adjective | Contributing to tillage. |
| arbiter | noun | A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them., Any person who has the power of judging and determining, or ordaining, without control; one whose power of deciding and governing is not limited., To act as arbiter between. |
| arblast | noun | A crossbow. See Arbalest. |
| arbored | adjective | Furnished with an arbor; lined with trees. |
| arboret | noun | A small tree or shrub. |
| arbutus | noun | Alt. of Arbute |
| arcaded | adjective | Furnished with an arcade. |
| arcadia | noun | A mountainous and picturesque district of Greece, in the heart of the Peloponnesus, whose people were distinguished for contentment and rural happiness., Fig.: Any region or scene of simple pleasure and untroubled quiet. |
| arcadic | adjective | Of or pertaining to Arcadia; pastoral; ideally rural; as, Arcadian simplicity or scenery. |
| arcanum | noun | A secret; a mystery; — generally used in the plural., A secret remedy; an elixir. |
| arching | present participle & vb. noun | of Arch, The arched part of a structure., Hogging; — opposed to sagging. |
| archaic | adjective | Of or characterized by antiquity or archaism; antiquated; obsolescent. |
| archery | noun | The use of the bow and arrows in battle, hunting, etc.; the art, practice, or skill of shooting with a bow and arrows., Archers, or bowmen, collectively. |
| archeus | noun | The vital principle or force which (according to the Paracelsians) presides over the growth and continuation of living beings; the anima mundi or plastic power of the old philosophers. |
| archive | noun | The place in which public records or historic documents are kept., Public records or documents preserved as evidence of facts; as, the archives of a country or family. |
| archway | noun | A way or passage under an arch. |
| arcuate | adjective | Alt. of Arcuated |
| arcubus | noun | See Arquebus. |
| ardency | noun | Heat., Warmth of passion or affection; ardor; vehemence; eagerness; as, the ardency of love or zeal. |
| arduous | adjective | Steep and lofty, in a literal sense; hard to climb., Attended with great labor, like the ascending of acclivities; difficult; laborious; as, an arduous employment, task, or enterprise. |
| arenose | adjective | Sandy; full of sand. |
| areolae | plural | of Areola |
| areolar | adjective | Pertaining to, or like, an areola; filled with interstices or areolae. |
| areolet | noun | A small inclosed area; esp. one of the small spaces on the wings of insects, circumscribed by the veins. |
| argoile | noun | Potter’s clay. |
| argolic | adjective | Pertaining to Argolis, a district in the Peloponnesus. |
| arguing | present participle & vb. noun | of Argue |
| argulus | noun | A genus of copepod Crustacea, parasitic of fishes; a fish louse. See Branchiura. |
| arhizal | adjective | Alt. of Arhythmous |
| aricine | noun | An alkaloid, first found in white cinchona bark. |
| aridity | noun | The state or quality of being arid or without moisture; dryness., Fig.: Want of interest of feeling; insensibility; dryness of style or feeling; spiritual drought. |
| arietta | noun | Alt. of Ariette |
| ariette | noun | A short aria, or air. |
| arillus | noun | A exterior covering, forming a false coat or appendage to a seed, as the loose, transparent bag inclosing the seed or the white water lily. The mace of the nutmeg is also an aril. |
| arising | present participle & vb. noun | of Arise |
| armhole | noun | The cavity under the shoulder; the armpit., A hole for the arm in a garment. |
| armiger | noun | Formerly, an armor bearer, as of a knight, an esquire who bore his shield and rendered other services. In later use, one next in degree to a knight, and entitled to armorial bearings. The term is now superseded by esquire. |
| armilla | noun | An armil., A ring of hair or feathers on the legs. |
| armless | adjective | Without any arm or branch., Destitute of arms or weapons. |
| armored | adjective | Clad with armor. |
| armorer | noun | One who makes or repairs armor or arms., Formerly, one who had care of the arms and armor of a knight, and who dressed him in armor., One who has the care of arms and armor, cleans or repairs them, etc. |
| armoric | adjective | Alt. of Armorican |
| armrack | noun | A frame, generally vertical, for holding small arms. |
| arnatto | noun | See Annotto. |
| arnicin | noun | An active principle of Arnica montana. It is a bitter resin. |
| arousal | noun | The act of arousing, or the state of being aroused. |
| aroused | imp. & past participle | of Arouse |
| arraign | verb t. | To call or set as a prisoner at the bar of a court to answer to the matter charged in an indictment or complaint., To call to account, or accuse, before the bar of reason, taste, or any other tribunal., Arraignment; as, the clerk of the arraigns., To appeal to; to demand; as, to arraign an assize of novel disseizin. |
| arrange | verb t. | To put in proper order; to dispose (persons, or parts) in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose; as, troops arranged for battle., To adjust or settle; to prepare; to determine; as, to arrange the preliminaries of an undertaking. |
| arrayed | imp. & past participle | of Array |
| arrayer | noun | One who arrays. In some early English statutes, applied to an officer who had care of the soldiers’ armor, and who saw them duly accoutered. |
| arriere | noun | “That which is behind”; the rear; — chiefly used as an adjective in the sense of behind, rear, subordinate. |
| arrival | noun | The act of arriving, or coming; the act of reaching a place from a distance, whether by water (as in its original sense) or by land., The attainment or reaching of any object, by effort, or in natural course; as, our arrival at this conclusion was wholly unexpected., The person or thing arriving or which has arrived; as, news brought by the last arrival., An approach. |
| arrived | imp. & past participle | of Arrive |
| arriver | noun | One who arrives. |
| arroyos | plural | of Arroyo |
| arschin | noun | See Arshine. |
| arsenal | noun | A public establishment for the storage, or for the manufacture and storage, of arms and all military equipments, whether for land or naval service. |
| arsenic | noun | One of the elements, a solid substance resembling a metal in its physical properties, but in its chemical relations ranking with the nonmetals. It is of a steel-gray color and brilliant luster, though usually dull from tarnish. It is very brittle, and sublimes at 356ยก Fahrenheit. It is sometimes found native, but usually combined with silver, cobalt, nickel, iron, antimony, or sulphur. Orpiment and realgar are two of its sulphur compounds, the first of which is the true arsenicum of the ancients. The element and its compounds are active poisons. Specific gravity from 5.7 to 5.9. Atomic weight 75. Symbol As., Arsenious oxide or arsenious anhydride; — called also arsenious acid, white arsenic, and ratsbane., Pertaining to, or derived from, arsenic; — said of those compounds of arsenic in which this element has its highest equivalence; as, arsenic acid. |
| arshine | noun | A Russian measure of length = 2 ft. 4.246 inches. |
| artemia | noun | A genus of phyllopod Crustacea found in salt lakes and brines; the brine shrimp. See Brine shrimp. |
| article | noun | A distinct portion of an instrument, discourse, literary work, or any other writing, consisting of two or more particulars, or treating of various topics; as, an article in the Constitution. Hence: A clause in a contract, system of regulations, treaty, or the like; a term, condition, or stipulation in a contract; a concise statement; as, articles of agreement., A literary composition, forming an independent portion of a magazine, newspaper, or cyclopedia., Subject; matter; concern; distinct., A distinct part., A particular one of various things; as, an article of merchandise; salt is a necessary article., Precise point of time; moment., One of the three words, a, an, the, used before nouns to limit or define their application. A (or an) is called the indefinite article, the the definite article., One of the segments of an articulated appendage., To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars., To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles., To bind by articles of covenant or stipulation; as, to article an apprentice to a mechanic., To agree by articles; to stipulate; to bargain; to covenant. |
| artisan | noun | One who professes and practices some liberal art; an artist., One trained to manual dexterity in some mechanic art or trade; and handicraftsman; a mechanic. |
| artiste | noun | One peculiarly dexterous and tasteful in almost any employment, as an opera dancer, a hairdresser, a cook. |
| artless | adjective | Wanting art, knowledge, or skill; ignorant; unskillful., Contrived without skill or art; inartistic., Free from guile, art, craft, or stratagem; characterized by simplicity and sincerity; sincere; guileless; ingenuous; honest; as, an artless mind; an artless tale. |
| artsman | noun | A man skilled in an art or in arts. |
| aruspex | noun | One of the class of diviners among the Etruscans and Romans, who foretold events by the inspection of the entrails of victims offered on the altars of the gods. |