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alacrify verb t. To rouse to action; to inspirit.
alacrity noun A cheerful readiness, willingness, or promptitude; joyous activity; briskness; sprightliness; as, the soldiers advanced with alacrity to meet the enemy.
alalonga noun Alt. of Alilonghi
alarming present participle & vb. noun of Alarm, Exciting, or calculated to excite, alarm; causing apprehension of danger; as, an alarming crisis or report. — A*larm”ing*ly, adv.
alarmist noun One prone to sound or excite alarms, especially, needless alarms.
albacore noun See Albicore.
albanian adjective Of or pertaining to Albania, a province of Turkey., A native of Albania.
albicant adjective Growing or becoming white.
albicore noun A name applied to several large fishes of the Mackerel family, esp. Orcynus alalonga. One species (Orcynus thynnus), common in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, is called in New England the horse mackerel; the tunny.
albiness noun A female albino.
albinism noun The state or condition of being an albino: abinoism; leucopathy.
albolith noun A kind of plastic cement, or artificial stone, consisting chiefly of magnesia and silica; — called also albolite.
albumose noun A compound or class of compounds formed from albumin by dilute acids or by an acid solution of pepsin. Used also in combination, as antialbumose, hemialbumose.
alburnum noun The white and softer part of wood, between the inner bark and the hard wood or duramen; sapwood.
alcahest noun Same as Alkahest.
alchemic adjective Alt. of Alchemical
alchymic noun Alt. of Alchymy
alcohate noun Shortened forms of Alcoholate.
alcyones noun pl. The kingfishers.
alcyonic adjective Of or pertaining to the Alcyonaria.
aldehyde noun A colorless, mobile, and very volatile liquid obtained from alcohol by certain processes of oxidation.
aldermen plural of Alderman
alderman noun A senior or superior; a person of rank or dignity., One of a board or body of municipal officers next in order to the mayor and having a legislative function. They may, in some cases, individually exercise some magisterial and administrative functions.
alderney noun One of a breed of cattle raised in Alderney, one of the Channel Islands. Alderneys are of a dun or tawny color and are often called Jersey cattle. See Jersey, 3.
aleatory adjective Depending on some uncertain contingency; as, an aleatory contract.
alebench noun A bench in or before an alehouse.
aleberry noun A beverage, formerly made by boiling ale with spice, sugar, and sops of bread.
alehouse noun A house where ale is retailed; hence, a tippling house.
alestake noun A stake or pole projecting from, or set up before, an alehouse, as a sign; an alepole. At the end was commonly suspended a garland, a bunch of leaves, or a “bush.”
aleurone noun An albuminoid substance which occurs in minute grains (“protein granules”) in maturing seeds and tubers; — supposed to be a modification of protoplasm.
aleutian adjective Alt. of Aleutic
alewives plural of Alewife, of Alewife
alfenide noun An alloy of nickel and silver electroplated with silver.
alfresco adverb & adjective In the open-air.
algaroba noun The Carob, a leguminous tree of the Mediterranean region; also, its edible beans or pods, called St. John’s bread., The Honey mesquite (Prosopis juliflora), a small tree found from California to Buenos Ayres; also, its sweet, pulpy pods. A valuable gum, resembling gum arabic, is collected from the tree in Texas and Mexico.
algaroth noun A term used for the Powder of Algaroth, a white powder which is a compound of trichloride and trioxide of antimony. It was formerly used in medicine as an emetic, purgative, and diaphoretic.
algerian adjective Of or pertaining to Algeria., A native of Algeria.
algerine adjective Of or pertaining to Algiers or Algeria., A native or one of the people of Algiers or Algeria. Also, a pirate.
algidity noun Chilliness; coldness, coldness and collapse.
algology noun The study or science of algae or seaweeds.
algonkin noun One of a widely spread family of Indians, including many distinct tribes, which formerly occupied most of the northern and eastern part of North America. The name was originally applied to a group of Indian tribes north of the River St. Lawrence.
algorism noun Alt. of Algorithm
alguazil noun An inferior officer of justice in Spain; a warrant officer; a constable.
alhambra noun The palace of the Moorish kings at Granada.
alienage noun The state or legal condition of being an alien., The state of being alienated or transferred to another.
alienate adjective Estranged; withdrawn in affection; foreign; — with from., To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of., To withdraw, as the affections; to make indifferent of averse, where love or friendship before subsisted; to estrange; to wean; — with from., A stranger; an alien.
alienism noun The status or legal condition of an alien; alienage., The study or treatment of diseases of the mind.
alienist noun One who treats diseases of the mind.
alighted imp. & past participle of Alight
alinasal adjective Pertaining to expansions of the nasal bone or cartilage.
aliquant adjective An aliquant part of a number or quantity is one which does not divide it without leaving a remainder; thus, 5 is an aliquant part of 16. Opposed to aliquot.
alitrunk noun The segment of the body of an insect to which the wings are attached; the thorax.
alizarin noun A coloring principle, C14H6O2(OH)2, found in madder, and now produced artificially from anthracene. It produces the Turkish reds.
alkahest noun The fabled “universal solvent” of the alchemists; a menstruum capable of dissolving all bodies.
alkalies plural of Alkali
alkalify verb t. To convert into an alkali; to give alkaline properties to., To become changed into an alkali.
alkaline adjective Of or pertaining to an alkali or to alkalies; having the properties of an alkali.
alkalize verb t. To render alkaline; to communicate the properties of an alkali to.
alkaloid adjective Alt. of Alkaloidal, An organic base, especially one of a class of substances occurring ready formed in the tissues of plants and the bodies of animals.
alkargen noun Same as Cacodylic acid.
alkarsin noun A spontaneously inflammable liquid, having a repulsive odor, and consisting of cacodyl and its oxidation products; — called also Cadel’s fuming liquid.
alkermes noun A compound cordial, in the form of a confection, deriving its name from the kermes insect, its principal ingredient.
allanite noun A silicate containing a large amount of cerium. It is usually black in color, opaque, and is related to epidote in form and composition.
allaying present participle & vb. noun of Allay
allecret noun A kind of light armor used in the sixteenth century, esp. by the Swiss.
alleging present participle & vb. noun of Allege
allegory noun A figurative sentence or discourse, in which the principal subject is described by another subject resembling it in its properties and circumstances. The real subject is thus kept out of view, and we are left to collect the intentions of the writer or speaker by the resemblance of the secondary to the primary subject., Anything which represents by suggestive resemblance; an emblem., A figure representation which has a meaning beyond notion directly conveyed by the object painted or sculptured.
alleluia noun Alt. of Alleluiah
allerion noun Am eagle without beak or feet, with expanded wings.
alleyway noun An alley.
allfours A game at cards, called “High, Low, Jack, and the Game.”
all hail interj. All health; — a phrase of salutation or welcome.
all-hail verb t. To salute; to greet.
alliable adjective Able to enter into alliance.
alliance noun The state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league; as, matrimonial alliances; an alliance between church and state; an alliance between France and England., Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity., The persons or parties allied., To connect by alliance; to ally.
alligate verb t. To tie; to unite by some tie.
allision noun The act of dashing against, or striking upon.
allmouth noun The angler.
allnight noun Light, fuel, or food for the whole night.
allocate verb t. To distribute or assign; to allot., To localize.
allodial adjective Pertaining to allodium; freehold; free of rent or service; held independent of a lord paramount; — opposed to feudal; as, allodial lands; allodial system., Anything held allodially.
allodium noun Freehold estate; land which is the absolute property of the owner; real estate held in absolute independence, without being subject to any rent, service, or acknowledgment to a superior. It is thus opposed to feud.
allogamy noun Fertilization of the pistil of a plant by pollen from another of the same species; cross-fertilization.
allopath noun An allopathist.
allotted imp. & past participle of Allot
allottee noun One to whom anything is allotted; one to whom an allotment is made.
allotter noun One who allots.
allowing present participle & vb. noun of Allow
alloying present participle & vb. noun of Alloy
alloyage noun The act or art of alloying metals; also, the combination or alloy.
allspice noun The berry of the pimento (Eugenia pimenta), a tree of the West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably aromatic; Jamaica pepper; pimento. It has been supposed to combine the flavor of cinnamon, nutmegs, and cloves; and hence the name. The name is also given to other aromatic shrubs; as, the Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus); wild allspice (Lindera benzoin), called also spicebush, spicewood, and feverbush.
allthing adverb Altogether.
alluding present participle & vb. noun of Allude
alluring present participle & vb. noun of Allure, That allures; attracting; charming; tempting.
allusion noun A figurative or symbolical reference., A reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned; a covert indication; indirect reference; a hint.
allusive adjective Figurative; symbolical., Having reference to something not fully expressed; containing an allusion.
allusory adjective Allusive.
alluvial adjective Pertaining to, contained in, or composed of, alluvium; relating to the deposits made by flowing water; washed away from one place and deposited in another; as, alluvial soil, mud, accumulations, deposits.
alluvion noun Wash or flow of water against the shore or bank., An overflowing; an inundation; a flood., Matter deposited by an inundation or the action of flowing water; alluvium., An accession of land gradually washed to the shore or bank by the flowing of water. See Accretion.
alluvium noun Deposits of earth, sand, gravel, and other transported matter, made by rivers, floods, or other causes, upon land not permanently submerged beneath the waters of lakes or seas.
allwhere adverb Everywhere.
allylene noun A gaseous hydrocarbon, C3H4, homologous with acetylene; propine.
almagest noun The celebrated work of Ptolemy of Alexandria, which contains nearly all that is known of the astronomical observations and theories of the ancients. The name was extended to other similar works.
almighty adjective Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful; irresistible., Great; extreme; terrible.
almsdeed noun An act of charity.
almsfolk noun Persons supported by alms; almsmen.
alomancy noun Divination by means of salt.
alopecia noun Alt. of Alopecy
alouatte noun One of the several species of howling monkeys of South America. See Howler, 2.
alphabet noun The letters of a language arranged in the customary order; the series of letters or signs which form the elements of written language., The simplest rudiments; elements., To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically.
alpigene adjective Growing in Alpine regions.
alpinist noun A climber of the Alps.
alquifou noun A lead ore found in Cornwall, England, and used by potters to give a green glaze to their wares; potter’s ore.
alsatian adjective Pertaining to Alsatia., An inhabitant of Alsatia or Alsace in Germany, or of Alsatia or White Friars (a resort of debtors and criminals) in London.
al segno A direction for the performer to return and recommence from the sign /.
altarage noun The offerings made upon the altar, or to a church., The profit which accrues to the priest, by reason of the altar, from the small tithes.
altarist noun A chaplain., A vicar of a church.
altering present participle & vb. noun of Alter
alterant adjective Altering; gradually changing., An alterative.
alterity noun The state or quality of being other; a being otherwise.
altheine noun Asparagine.
although conj. Grant all this; be it that; supposing that; notwithstanding; though.
altincar noun See Tincal.
altitude noun Space extended upward; height; the perpendicular elevation of an object above its foundation, above the ground, or above a given level, or of one object above another; as, the altitude of a mountain, or of a bird above the top of a tree., The elevation of a point, or star, or other celestial object, above the horizon, measured by the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between such point and the horizon. It is either true or apparent; true when measured from the rational or real horizon, apparent when from the sensible or apparent horizon., The perpendicular distance from the base of a figure to the summit, or to the side parallel to the base; as, the altitude of a triangle, pyramid, parallelogram, frustum, etc., Height of degree; highest point or degree., Height of rank or excellence; superiority., Elevation of spirits; heroics; haughty airs.
altrical adjective Like the articles.
altrices noun pl. Nursers, — a term applied to those birds whose young are hatched in a very immature and helpless condition, so as to require the care of their parents for some time; — opposed to praecoces.
altruism noun Regard for others, both natural and moral; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness; — opposed to egoism or selfishness.
altruist noun One imbued with altruism; — opposed to egoist.
aluminic adjective Of or containing aluminium; as, aluminic phosphate.
aluminum noun See Aluminium.
alunogen noun A white fibrous mineral frequently found on the walls of mines and quarries, chiefly hydrous sulphate of alumina; — also called feather alum, and hair salt.
alveated adjective Formed or vaulted like a beehive.
alveolar adjective Of, pertaining to, or resembling, alveoli or little cells, sacs, or sockets.
alveolus noun A cell in a honeycomb., A small cavity in a coral, shell, or fossil, A small depression, sac, or vesicle, as the socket of a tooth, the air cells of the lungs, the ultimate saccules of glands, etc.