| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| attaching | present participle & vb. noun | of Attach |
| attacking | present participle & vb. noun | of Attack |
| attaining | present participle & vb. noun | of Attain |
| attainder | noun | The act of attainting, or the state of being attainted; the extinction of the civil rights and capacities of a person, consequent upon sentence of death or outlawry; as, an act of attainder., A stain or staining; state of being in dishonor or condemnation. |
| attainted | imp. & past participle | of Attaint |
| attempted | imp. & past participle | of Attempt |
| attempter | noun | One who attempts; one who essays anything., An assailant; also, a temper. |
| attending | present participle & vb. noun | of Attend |
| attendant | verb t. | Being present, or in the train; accompanying; in waiting., Accompanying, connected with, or immediately following, as consequential; consequent; as, intemperance with all its attendant evils., Depending on, or owing duty or service to; as, the widow attendant to the heir., One who attends or accompanies in any character whatever, as a friend, companion, servant, agent, or suitor., One who is present and takes part in the proceedings; as, an attendant at a meeting., That which accompanies; a concomitant., One who owes duty or service to, or depends on, another. |
| attentate | noun | Alt. of Attentat |
| attention | noun | The act or state of attending or heeding; the application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought; notice; exclusive or special consideration; earnest consideration, thought, or regard; obedient or affectionate heed; the supposed power or faculty of attending., An act of civility or courtesy; care for the comfort and pleasure of others; as, attentions paid to a stranger. |
| attentive | adjective | Heedful; intent; observant; regarding with care or attention., Heedful of the comfort of others; courteous. |
| attenuant | adjective | Making thin, as fluids; diluting; rendering less dense and viscid; diluent., A medicine that thins or dilutes the fluids; a diluent. |
| attenuate | verb t. | To make thin or slender, as by mechanical or chemical action upon inanimate objects, or by the effects of starvation, disease, etc., upon living bodies., To make thin or less consistent; to render less viscid or dense; to rarefy. Specifically: To subtilize, as the humors of the body, or to break them into finer parts., To lessen the amount, force, or value of; to make less complex; to weaken., To become thin, slender, or fine; to grow less; to lessen., Alt. of Attenuated |
| atterrate | verb t. | To fill up with alluvial earth. |
| attesting | present participle & vb. noun | of Attest |
| attestive | adjective | Attesting; furnishing evidence. |
| attiguous | adjective | Touching; bordering; contiguous. |
| attollent | adjective | Lifting up; raising; as, an attollent muscle. |
| attorneys | plural | of Attorney |
| attracted | imp. & past participle | of Attract |
| attracter | noun | One who, or that which, attracts. |
| attractor | noun | One who, or that which, attracts. |
| attrahent | verb t. | Attracting; drawing; attractive., That which attracts, as a magnet., A substance which, by irritating the surface, excites action in the part to which it is applied, as a blister, an epispastic, a sinapism. |
| attribute | verb t. | To ascribe; to consider (something) as due or appropriate (to); to refer, as an effect to a cause; to impute; to assign; to consider as belonging (to)., That which is attributed; a quality which is considered as belonging to, or inherent in, a person or thing; an essential or necessary property or characteristic., Reputation., A conventional symbol of office, character, or identity, added to any particular figure; as, a club is the attribute of Hercules., Quality, etc., denoted by an attributive; an attributive adjunct or adjective. |
| attrition | noun | The act of rubbing together; friction; the act of wearing by friction, or by rubbing substances together; abrasion., The state of being worn., Grief for sin arising only from fear of punishment or feelings of shame. See Contrition. |