| Abiding | a. Continuing; lasting. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Abidingly | adv. Permanently. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Aboding | n. A foreboding. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| abounding | adj. 1. 1 same as abundant abounding confidence
Syn. -- galore(postnominal) [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| According | p. a. Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious. “This according voice of national wisdom.” Burke. “Mind and soul according well.” Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ] According to him, every person was to be bought. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ] Our zeal should be according to knowledge. Sprat. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ According to has been called a prepositional phrase, but strictly speaking, according is a participle in the sense of agreeing, acceding, and to alone is the preposition. [ 1913 Webster ]
According as, precisely as; the same as; corresponding to the way in which. According as is an adverbial phrase, of which the propriety has been doubted; but good usage sanctions it. See According, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]
Is all things well,
According as I gave directions? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] The land which the Lord will give you according as he hath promised. Ex. xii. 25. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| According | adv. Accordingly; correspondingly. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Accordingly | adv. 1. Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable. [ 1913 Webster ] Behold, and so proceed accordingly. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. In natural sequence; consequently; so. [ 1913 Webster ] Syn. -- Consequently; therefore; wherefore; hence; so. -- Accordingly, Consequently, indicate a connection between two things, the latter of which is done on account of the former. Accordingly marks the connection as one of simple accordance or congruity, leading naturally to the result which followed; as, he was absent when I called, and I accordingly left my card; our preparations were all finished, and we accordingly set sail. Consequently all finished, and we accordingly set sail. Consequently marks a closer connection, that of logical or causal sequence; as, the papers were not ready, and consequently could not be signed. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| acetophenetidin | n. (Med.) A white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic.
Syn. -- acetphenetidin, phenacetin [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| acetphenetidin | n. 1. a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic.
Syn. -- acetophenetidin, phenacetin [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| After-dinner | n. The time just after dinner. “An after-dinner's sleep.” Shak. [ Obs. ] -- a. Following dinner; post-prandial; as, an after-dinner nap. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Aladinist | n. [ From Aladin, for Ala Eddin, i. e., height of religion, a learned divine under Mohammed II. and Bajazet II. ] One of a sect of freethinkers among the Muslims. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Aldine | a. (Bibliog.) An epithet applied to editions (chiefly of the classics) which proceeded from the press of Aldus Manitius, and his family, of Venice, for the most part in the 16th century and known by the sign of the anchor and the dolphin. The term has also been applied to certain elegant editions of English works. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Almandine | n. [ LL. almandina, alamandina, for L. alabandina a precious stone, named after Alabanda, a town in Caria, where it was first and chiefly found: cf. F. almandine. ] (Min.) The common red variety of garnet. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Almondine | n. See Almandine [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Altitudinal | a. Of or pertaining to height; as, altitudinal measurements. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Altitudinarian | a. Lofty in doctrine, aims, etc. [ R. ] Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Amandine | n. [ F. amande almond. See Almond. ] 1. The vegetable casein of almonds. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A kind of cold cream prepared from almonds, for chapped hands, etc. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Amidin | n. [ Cf. F. amidine, fr. amido&unr_; starch, fr. L. amylum, Gr. &unr_; fine meal, neut. of &unr_; not ground at the mill, -- hence, of the finest meal; 'a priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, mill. See Meal. ] (Chem.) Start modified by heat so as to become a transparent mass, like horn. It is soluble in cold water. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Andine | a. Andean; as, Andine flora. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Aptitudinal | a. Suitable; fit. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Arundinaceous | a. [ L. arundinaceus, fr. arundo reed. ] Of or pertaining to a reed; resembling the reed or cane. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Arundineous | a. [ L. arundineus, fr. arundo reed. ] Abounding with reeds; reedy. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Ascending | a. Rising; moving upward; as, an ascending kite. -- As*cend"ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]
Ascending latitude (Astron.), the increasing latitude of a planet. Ferguson. --
Ascending line (Geneol.), the line of relationship traced backward or through one's ancestors. One's father and mother, grandfather and grandmother, etc., are in the line direct ascending. --
Ascending node having, that node of the moon or a planet wherein it passes the ecliptic to proceed northward. It is also called the northern node. Herschel. --
Ascending series. (Math.) (a) A series arranged according to the ascending powers of a quantity. (b) A series in which each term is greater than the preceding. --
Ascending signs, signs east of the meridian. [1913 Webster]
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| Astounding | a. Of a nature to astound; astonishing; amazing; as, an astounding force, statement, or fact. -- As*tound"ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster] |
| Attitudinal | a. Relating to attitude. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Attitudinarian | n. One who attitudinizes; a posture maker. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Attitudinarianism | n. A practicing of attitudes; posture making. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Attitudinize | v. i. To assume affected attitudes; to strike an attitude; to pose. [ 1913 Webster ] Maria, who is the most picturesque figure, was put to attitudinize at the harp. Hannah More. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Attitudinizer | n. One who practices attitudes. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| azidothymidine | n. 1. 1 an antiviral drug, (C10H13N5O4) used in the treatment of AIDS. It has the generic name of zidovudine. an analog of thymidine, it inhibits the replication of the viral chromosome.
Syn. -- AZT, zidovudine[ generic ], 3'-azido 3'-deoxythymidine, Retrovir[ Trademark ] [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ] |
| backgrounding | n. (Computers) The execution of low priority programs while higher priority programs are not using the processing system.
Syn. -- background processing [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Backsliding | a. Slipping back; falling back into sin or error; sinning. [ 1913 Webster ] Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord. Jer. iii. 14. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Backsliding | n. The act of one who backslides; abandonment of faith or duty. [ 1913 Webster ] Our backslidings are many. Jer. xiv. 7. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Badinage | ‖n. [ F., fr. badiner to joke, OF. to trifle, be silly, fr. badin silly. ] Playful raillery; banter. “He . . . indulged himself only in an elegant badinage.” Warburton. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| banding | n. A strip or stripe of a contrasting color or material.
Syn. -- band, stripe. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Banding plane | A plane used for cutting out grooves and inlaying strings and bands in straight and circular work. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Bawdiness | n. Obscenity; lewdness. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Beading | n. 1. (Arch.) Molding in imitation of beads. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. The beads or bead-forming quality of certain liquors; as, the beading of a brand of whisky. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Bedding | n. [ AS. bedding, beding. See Bed. ] 1. A bed and its furniture; the materials of a bed, whether for man or beast; bedclothes; litter. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Geol.) The state or position of beds and layers. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Bed-moulding | { } n. (Arch.) The molding of a cornice immediately below the corona. Oxf. Gloss. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Bed-molding |
| Beholding | a. Obliged; beholden. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] I was much bound and beholding to the right reverend father. Robynson (More's Utopia). [ 1913 Webster ] So much hath Oxford been beholding to her nephews, or sister's children. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Beholding | n. The act of seeing; sight; also, that which is beheld. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Beholdingness | n., The state of being obliged or beholden. [ Obs. ] Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Bending | n. The marking of the clothes with stripes or horizontal bands. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Bernardine | a. Of or pertaining to St. Bernard of Clairvaux, or to the Cistercian monks. -- n. A Cistercian monk. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Bidding | n. 1. Command; order; a proclamation or notifying. “Do thou thy master's bidding.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. The act or process of making bids; an offer; a proposal of a price, as at an auction. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Bidding prayer | 1. (R. C. Ch.) The prayer for the souls of benefactors, said before the sermon. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Angl. Ch.) The prayer before the sermon, with petitions for various specified classes of persons. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Biding | n. Residence; habitation. Rowe. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Biliverdin | n. [ L. bilis bile + viridis green. Cf. Verdure. ] (Physiol.) A green pigment present in the bile, formed from bilirubin by oxidation. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Binding | a. That binds; obligatory. [ 1913 Webster ]
Binding beam (Arch.), the main timber in double flooring. --
Binding joist (Arch.), the secondary timber in double-framed flooring. [ 1913 Webster ]
Syn. -- Obligatory; restraining; restrictive; stringent; astringent; costive; styptic. [ 1913 Webster ] |
