n. pl. [ L. Aborigines; ab + origo, especially the first inhabitants of Latium, those who originally (ab origine) inhabited Latium or Italy. See Origin. ] 1. The earliest known inhabitants of a country; native races. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The original fauna and flora of a geographical area [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being accessary. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being accessory, or connected subordinately. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. an enzyme which exists in nerve cells and hydrolyses acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid. It is essential for neurotransmission at autonomous synapses and neuromuscular junctions, and its inhibition by acetylcholinesterase inhibitors can paralyze or kill an animal.
Syn. -- ACE [ PJC ]

‖n. (Med.) Same as Akinesia. AS [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The state or quality of being airy; openness or exposure to the air; as, the airiness of a country seat. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Lightness of spirits; gayety; levity; as, the airiness of young persons. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. fitness to fly. “the plane received a certificate of airworthiness”. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ Gr. 'akinhsi`a quiescence; 'a priv. + ki`nhsis motion. ] (Med.) Loss of the ability for voluntary muscle movement. Foster. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

‖/mhw>, a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to akinesia. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

n. A female albino. Holmes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being alimentary; nourishing quality. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Omnipotence; infinite or boundless power; unlimited might. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being angry, or of being inclined to anger. [ 1913 Webster ]

Such an angriness of humor that we take fire at everything. Whole Duty of Man. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Corrupted fr. another-gates. ] Of another kind. [ Obs. ] Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being arbitrary; despoticalness; tyranny. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL.; auto- + Gr. &unr_; motion. ] (Physiol.) Spontaneous or voluntary movement; movement due to an internal cause. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. likely to stop abruptly and unexpectedly. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Obscenity; lewdness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being beamy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being beastly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Beery condition. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being beggarly; meanness. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Benin. Beninese bronzes
Syn. -- Benin. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a native or inhabitant of Benin. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. bi`os life + luminescence. ] a type of luminescence produced by biological or biochemical processes, such as a glowworm glow or the action of luciferase on luciferin. A well-known example is that of firefly luminescence. See also luciferin. [ PJC ]

n. 1. The state of being bloody. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Disposition to shed blood; bloodthirstiness. [ 1913 Webster ]

All that bloodiness and savage cruelty which was in our nature. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Corporeality. Minsheu. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The condition or quality of being bony. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being bonny; gayety; handsomeness. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Boscage; also, the state or quality of being bosky. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. The location where in 1214 the French under King Philip Augustus defeated a coalition formed against him in one of the greatest battles of the middle ages. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Fullness of branches. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state, condition, or quality of being brassy. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being brawny. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. State of being breezy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being briny; saltness; brinishness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of having bristles. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being brotherly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of resembling a brush; brushlike condition; shagginess. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Buggy, a. ] The state of being infested with bugs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Greatness in bulk; size. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or condition of being bunchy; knobbiness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Quality of being burly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The condition or quality of being bushy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Businesses [ From Busy. ] 1. That which busies one, or that which engages the time, attention, or labor of any one, as his principal concern or interest, whether for a longer or shorter time; constant employment; regular occupation; as, the business of life; business before pleasure. [ 1913 Webster ]

Wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business? Luke ii. 49. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any particular occupation or employment engaged in for livelihood or gain, as agriculture, trade, art, or a profession. “The business of instruction.” Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Financial dealings; buying and selling; traffic in general; mercantile transactions. [ 1913 Webster ]

It seldom happens that men of a studious turn acquire any degree of reputation for their knowledge of business. Bp. Popteus. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. That which one has to do or should do; special service, duty, or mission. [ 1913 Webster ]

The daughter of the King of France,
On serious business, craving quick despatch,
Importunes personal conference. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

What business has the tortoise among the clouds? L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Affair; concern; matter; -- used in an indefinite sense, and modified by the connected words. [ 1913 Webster ]

It was a gentle business, and becoming
The action of good women. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bestow
Your needful counsel to our business. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Drama) The position, distribution, and order of persons and properties on the stage of a theater, as determined by the stage manager in rehearsal. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. Care; anxiety; diligence. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

To do one's business, to ruin one. [ Colloq. ] Wycherley. --
To make (a thing) one's business, to occupy one's self with a thing as a special charge or duty. [ Colloq. ] --
To mean business, to be earnest. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Affairs; concern; transaction; matter; engagement; employment; calling; occupation; trade; profession; vocation; office; duty. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. In the manner of one transacting business wisely and by right methods; practical and efficient. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. serious and purposeful. [ PJC ]

a. a person employed in a business at a managerial level, especially an executive or proprietor. This term is seldom applied to technical specialists, unless they are part of upper management. [ PJC ]

n. a female businessman. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Butchery quality. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Caution; crafty management. [ N. of Eng. & Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]