prop. n. 1. 1 A genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowers.
Syn. -- genus Abelmoschus [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 a family of fishes consisting of the surgeonfishes. fish family
Syn. -- family Acanthuridae [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. type genus of the family Acanthuridae; doctorfishes.
Syn. -- genus Acanthurus [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. E. Acanthuses /plu>, L. Acanthi [ L., from Gr. &unr_;. Cf. Acantha. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; bear's-breech. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Arch.) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of the acanthus (Acanthus spinosus); -- used in the capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) same as African wild dog.
Syn. -- painted wolf, African hunting dog. [ PJC ]

{ ‖ } n. [ Gr. a`ga`llochon, of Eastern origin: cf. Skr. aguru, Heb. pl. ahālīm. ] A soft, resinous wood (Aquilaria Agallocha) of highly aromatic smell, burnt by the orientals as a perfume. It is called also agalwood and aloes wood. The name is also given to some other species. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Native name. ] (Zool.) The Asiatic gazelle. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ Pref. a- + hull. ] (Naut.) With the sails furled, and the helm lashed alee; -- applied to ships in a storm. See Hull, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. a- + hungered. ] Pinched with hunger; very hungry. C. Bronté. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or }, n. [ Zend Ahuramazda. ] (Zoroastrianism) The supreme deity, the embodiment of the principle of good, creator of the world, source of light, and guardian of mankind. He is the opponent of Ahriman, the spirit of evil, both being sprung from Eternity, or, according to another version, Ahriman being the offspring of a moment of doubt on the part of Ormazd. Ormazd is attended by angels and archangels. He is represented as a bearded man inclosed in a winged circle, a conception probably derived from the Assyrian representations of Ashur. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. Same as Ailantus. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. Same as Amaranth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. amiantus, Gr. &unr_; &unr_; (lit., unsoiled stone) a greenish stone, like asbestus; 'a priv. + &unr_; to stain, to defile; so called from its incombustibility. ] (Min.) Earth flax, or mountain flax; a soft silky variety of asbestus. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Anaptichi [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; unfolding; 'ana` back + &unr_; to fold. ] (Paleon.) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, as the ammonites. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. any of various Old World herbs of the genus Anchusa having one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. anchusa the plant alkanet, Gr. &unr_;. ] (Chem.) A resinoid coloring matter obtained from alkanet root. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of plants of the parsley family having aromatic seeds and finely divided leaves, including the dill Anethum graveolens.
Syn. -- genus Anethum. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

a. Ahungered; longing. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'anqropofyh`s of man's nature; 'a`nqropos a man + fyh` nature. ] Human nature. [ R. ] Gladstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, fold. ] (Zool.) A shelly plate found in the terminal chambers of ammonite shells. Some authors consider them to be jaws; others, opercula. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to King Arthur or his knights. J. R. Symonds. [ 1913 Webster ]

In magnitude, in interest, and as a literary origin, the Arthurian invention dwarfs all other things in the book. Saintsbury. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; indistinct, uncertain. ] (Paleon.) A genus of trilobites found in the Lower Silurian formation. See Illust. in Append. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 the type genus of the Ascaphidae; in some classifications included in the family Leiopelmatidae.
Syn. -- genus Ascaphus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ L. aspalathus, Gr. &unr_;. ] (Bot.) (a) A thorny shrub yielding a fragrant oil. Ecclus. xxiv. 15. (b) A genus of plants of the natural order Leguminosæ. The species are chiefly natives of the Cape of Good Hope. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the monarchy composed of Austria and Hungary. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., fr. Gr. Ba`kchos. ] (Myth.) The god of wine, son of Jupiter and Semele. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. A division of the Bantus, dwelling between the Orange and Zambezi rivers, supposed to be the most ancient Bantu population of South Africa. They are divided into totemic clans; they are intelligent and progressive. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. t. To shut up or out. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To handle; to wear or soil by handling; as books. Poe. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bethumped or Bethumpt; p. pr. & vb. n. Bethumping. ] To beat or thump soundly. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Native name. ] (Zool.) An Indian monkey (Macacus Rhesus), protected by the Hindus as sacred. See Rhesus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a principality in the Himalayas northeast of India. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a native or inhabitant of Bhutan.
Syn. -- Bhutani. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Bhutan. Bhutanese Buddhists
Syn. -- Bhutani. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to the Bhutani language or people. Bhutani Buddhists
Syn. -- Bhutanese. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Bhutan. Bhutani mountains [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a native or inhabitant of Bhutan.
Syn. -- Bhutanese. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Pref. bi- + sulphuret. ] (Chem.) See Bisulphide. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ See Upas. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A genus of Indian antelopes; the nilgais.
Syn. -- genus Boselaphus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

(Eccl.) A portion of the Church of England, consisting of persons who claim to hold a position, in respect to doctrine and fellowship, intermediate between the High Church party and the Low Church, or evangelical, party. The term has been applied to other bodies of men holding liberal or comprehensive views of Christian doctrine and fellowship. [ 1913 Webster ]

Side by side with these various shades of High and Low Church, another party of a different character has always existed in the Church of England. It is called by different names: Moderate, Catholic, or Broad Church, by its friends; Latitudinarian or Indifferent, by its enemies. Its distinctive character is the desire of comprehension. Its watch words are charity and toleration. Conybeare. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., fr. brocher to stitch. See Broach, v. t. ] A printed and stitched book containing only a few leaves; a pamphlet; a single sheet folded to make four pages. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

‖n.; pl. Bronchi [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; windpipe. Cf. Bronchia. ] (Anat.) One of the subdivisions of the trachea or windpipe; esp. one of the two primary divisions. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A South African shrub (Barosma) with small leaves that are dotted with oil glands; also, the leaves themselves, which are used in medicine for diseases of the urinary organs, etc. Several species furnish the leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp. ] An Andalusian dance in three-four time, resembling the bolero. [ Sometimes in English spelled cachuca ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The orchestra plays the cachucha. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp. ] (Med.) A pastil or troche, composed of various aromatic and other ingredients, highly celebrated in India as an antidote, and as a stomachic and antispasmodic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a noisy boisterous parade.
Syn. -- callithump, callithump parade. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple.
Syn. -- shivaree, chivaree, charivari, callithump. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a genus of plants having only one species, an erect Asiatic herb with large flowers.
Syn. -- genus Callistephus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of tin horns, and other discordant noises; also, a burlesque serenade; a charivari. [ U. S. ] [ Also spelled callathump. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a callithump. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an alternative genus classification for the cactus wrens.
Syn. -- genus Campylorhynchus, Heleodytes, genus Heleodytes. [ WordNet 1.5 ]