Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
arab |
noun |
One of a swarthy race occupying Arabia, and numerous in Syria, Northern Africa, etc. |
arak |
noun |
Same as Arrack. |
arch |
noun |
Any part of a curved line., Usually a curved member made up of separate wedge-shaped solids, with the joints between them disposed in the direction of the radii of the curve; used to support the wall or other weight above an opening. In this sense arches are segmental, round (i. e., semicircular), or pointed., A flat arch is a member constructed of stones cut into wedges or other shapes so as to support each other without rising in a curve., Any place covered by an arch; an archway; as, to pass into the arch of a bridge., Any curvature in the form of an arch; as, the arch of the aorta., To cover with an arch or arches., To form or bend into the shape of an arch., To form into an arch; to curve., Chief; eminent; greatest; principal., Cunning or sly; sportively mischievous; roguish; as, an arch look, word, lad., A chief. |
area |
noun |
Any plane surface, as of the floor of a room or church, or of the ground within an inclosure; an open space in a building., The inclosed space on which a building stands., The sunken space or court, giving ingress and affording light to the basement of a building., An extent of surface; a tract of the earth’s surface; a region; as, vast uncultivated areas., The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or a triangle., A spot or small marked space; as, the germinative area., Extent; scope; range; as, a wide area of thought. |
aret |
verb t. |
To reckon; to ascribe; to impute. |
arew |
adverb |
In a row. |
argo |
noun |
The name of the ship which carried Jason and his fifty-four companions to Colchis, in quest of the Golden Fleece., A large constellation in the southern hemisphere, called also Argo Navis. In modern astronomy it is replaced by its three divisions, Carina, Puppis, and Vela. |
aria |
noun |
An air or song; a melody; a tune. |
arid |
adjective |
Exhausted of moisture; parched with heat; dry; barren. |
aril |
noun |
Alt. of Arillus |
arms |
noun |
Instruments or weapons of offense or defense., The deeds or exploits of war; military service or science., Anything which a man takes in his hand in anger, to strike or assault another with; an aggressive weapon., The ensigns armorial of a family, consisting of figures and colors borne in shields, banners, etc., as marks of dignity and distinction, and descending from father to son., The legs of a hawk from the thigh to the foot. |
army |
noun |
A collection or body of men armed for war, esp. one organized in companies, battalions, regiments, brigades, and divisions, under proper officers., A body of persons organized for the advancement of a cause; as, the Blue Ribbon Army., A great number; a vast multitude; a host. |
arna |
noun |
Alt. of Arnee |
arow |
adverb |
In a row, line, or rank; successively; in order. |
arse |
noun |
The buttocks, or hind part of an animal; the posteriors; the fundament; the bottom. |
arum |
noun |
A genus of plants found in central Europe and about the Mediterranean, having flowers on a spadix inclosed in a spathe. The cuckoopint of the English is an example. |