Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
aedile |
noun |
A magistrate in ancient Rome, who had the superintendence of public buildings, highways, shows, etc.; hence, a municipal officer. |
aegean |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the sea, or arm of the Mediterranean sea, east of Greece. See Archipelago. |
aeneid |
noun |
The great epic poem of Virgil, of which the hero is Aeneas. |
aeolic |
adjective |
Aeolian, 1; as, the Aeolic dialect; the Aeolic mode. |
aeolus |
noun |
The god of the winds. |
aerate |
verb t. |
To combine or charge with gas; usually with carbonic acid gas, formerly called fixed air., To supply or impregnate with common air; as, to aerate soil; to aerate water., To expose to the chemical action of air; to oxygenate (the blood) by respiration; to arterialize. |
aerial |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the air, or atmosphere; inhabiting or frequenting the air; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air; as, aerial regions or currents., Consisting of air; resembling, or partaking of the nature of air. Hence: Unsubstantial; unreal., Rising aloft in air; high; lofty; as, aerial spires., Growing, forming, or existing in the air, as opposed to growing or existing in earth or water, or underground; as, aerial rootlets, aerial plants., Light as air; ethereal. |
aerify |
verb t. |
To infuse air into; to combine air with., To change into an aeriform state. |
aerose |
adjective |
Of the nature of, or like, copper; brassy. |
aerugo |
noun |
The rust of any metal, esp. of brass or copper; verdigris. |
aether |
noun |
See Ether. |