n. 1. acronym for Associate in Arts, a college degree granted for successful completion of a two-year course of study in arts or general topics.
Syn. -- Associate in Arts [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. Alcoholics Anonymous. [ Acronym. ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. the American Association for the Advancement of Science, an organization with headquarters in Washington, D.C. Its goal is to advance the physical and social sciences, and it publishes a weekly journal Science, with original research articles as well as reviews and commentary. [ Acronym. ]
Syn. -- American Association for the Advancement of Science. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ D. aam, fr. LL. ama; cf. L. hama a water bucket, Gr. &unr_; ] A Dutch and German measure of liquids, varying in different cities, being at Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons, at Antwerp 361/2, at Hamburg 381/4. [ Written also Aum and Awm. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ D., earth-pig. ] (Zool.) An edentate mammal, of the genus Orycteropus (Orycteropus afer), somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of Southern Africa. It is a nocturnal ungulate, burrows in the ground with its powerful claws, and feeds entirely on ants and termites, which it catches with its long, extensile, slimy tongue. It is the sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata. [ Spelled also Aard-vark. ]
Syn. --ant bear, anteater, Orycteropus afer, oryctere, orycterope [ 1913 Webster WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ D, earth-wolf ] (Zool.) A carnivorous, striped, quadruped mammal (Proteles cristata, formerly Proteles Lalandii), of South Africa, resembling the fox and hyena. It feeds chiefly on insects. See Proteles. [ 1913 Webster WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } a. Pertaining to Aaron, the first high priest of the Jews. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ See Exodus vii. 9 and Numbers xvii. 8 ] 1. (Arch.) A rod with one serpent twined around it, thus differing from the caduceus of Mercury, which has two. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) A plant with a tall flowering stem; esp. the great mullein, or hag-taper, and the golden-rod. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. an associate degree conferred for successful studies in applied science. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth; worn by Arabs. overgarment, outer garment [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. i. [ Cf. G. bäen; an imitative word. ] To cry baa, or bleat as a sheep. [ 1913 Webster ]

He treble baas for help, but none can get. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Baas [ Cf. G. bä. ] The cry or bleating of a sheep; a bleat. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The bleating of a sheep. Marryat. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; Heb. pl. Baalim [ Heb. ba'al lord. ] 1. (Myth.) The supreme male divinity of the Phoenician and Canaanitish nations. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The name of this god occurs in the Old Testament and elsewhere with qualifying epithets subjoined, answering to the different ideas of his character; as, Baal-berith (the Covenant Baal), Baal-zebub (Baal of the fly). [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. The whole class of divinities to whom the name Baal was applied. Judges x. 6. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Worship of Baal; idolatry. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. A worshiper of Baal; a devotee of any false religion; an idolater. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A paragraph describing something wonderful, used to fill out a newspaper column; -- an allusion to the miracle of Balaam's ass speaking. Numb. xxii. 30. [ Cant ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Balaam basket or box (Print.), the receptacle for rejected articles. Blackw. Mag. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Per. bāzar market. ] 1. In the East, an exchange, marketplace, or assemblage of shops where goods are exposed for sale. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A spacious hall or suite of rooms for the sale of goods, as at a fair. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A fair for the sale of fancy wares, toys, etc., commonly for a charitable purpose. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Ar. ka'bah, lit., a square building, fr. ka'b cube. ] The small and nearly cubical stone building, toward which all Muslims must pray. [ Written also kaaba. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The Caaba is situated in Mecca, a city of Arabia, and contains a famous black stone said to have been brought from heaven. Before the time of Mohammed, the Caaba was an idolatrous temple, but it has since been the chief sanctuary and object of pilgrimage of the Muslim world. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. sing. & pl. Case. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Tupi caa-tinga white forest. ] (Phytogeography) A forest composed of stunted trees and thorny bushes, found in areas of small rainfall in Brazil. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. an ancient country is southwest Asia on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean.
Syn. -- Palestine, Holy Land. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. A descendant of Canaan, the son of Ham, and grandson of Noah. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A Native or inhabitant of the land of Canaan, esp. a member of any of the tribes who inhabited Canaan at the time of the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From an Aramaic word signifying “zeal.” ] A zealot. “Simon the Canaanite.” Matt. x. 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ This was the “Simon called Zelotes” (Luke vi. 15), i.e., Simon the zealot. Kitto. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Canaan or the Canaanites. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. (Geography) The administrative capital city of Tanzania. Population (2000) = 1, 360, 850. [ PJC ]

/mhw> n. (Biochem.) any of numerous enzymes that catalyze the breakdown of DNA into oligonucleotides or mononucleotides. [ PJC ]

prop. n. (Geography) The capital city of Western Sahara. Population (2000) = 20, 010. [ PJC ]

‖n. (Zoöl.) The blue buck. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Situated outside of a joint.

{ a. (Bot.) Growing outside of the axils; as, an extra-axillary bud. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or discovered by, Regnier de Graaf, a Dutch physician. [ 1913 Webster ]

Graafian follicles or vesicles, small cavities in which the ova are developed in the ovaries of mammals, and by the bursting of which they are discharged. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Grail, a dish. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. & Sw. haf the sea, Dan. hav, perh. akin to E. haven. ] The deep-sea fishing for cod, ling, and tusk, off the Shetland Isles. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A sea fish. See Hake. Ash. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Hoar. ] A fog; esp., a fog or mist with a chill wind. [ Scot. ] T. Chalmers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. -raaden /plu>. [ Sometimes, incorrectly, Heemraat or even Heemrad. ] [ D. heem village + raad council, councilor. ] In Holland, and, until the 19th century, also in Cape Colony, a council to assist a local magistrate in the government of rural districts; hence, also, a member of such a council. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. Indoleacetic acid, a plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots. [ Acronym ]
Syn. -- indoleacetic acid. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. (Bot.) Situated below the point where a leaf joins the stem. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) A species of wild goat (Capra Nubiana) found in the mountains of Abyssinia, Upper Egypt, and Arabia; -- called also beden, and jaela. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. [ Ar. ka'bah, lit., a square building, fr. ka'b cube. ] The small and nearly cubical stone building, in the court of the Great Mosque at Mecca, toward which all Muslims must pray. It contains a sacred black stone, believed by Muslims to be one of the precious stones of paradise, and to have been brought to Abraham when he was contructing the Kaaba, by the Angel Gabriel. The Kaaba itself predates Mohammed, having been a pantheon which contained Arab idols, which were destroyed by Mohammed. [ Written also caaba, kaabeh and kaabah. ] [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. (Zool.) The hartbeest. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a deciduous South African tree (Pterocarpus angolensis) having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; it yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood.
Syn. -- bloodwood tree, Pterocarpus angolensis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. See Coleslaw. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ D., a village, inclosure, park, prob. fr. Pg. curral a cattle pen; the same word as Sp. corral. See Corral. ] 1. A collection of huts within a stockade; a village; sometimes, a single hut. [ South Africa ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An inclosure into which are driven wild elephants which are to be tamed and educated. [ Ceylon ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ G. ] A public hall or room, for the use of visitors at watering places and health resorts in Germany. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. [ From Laager, n. ] To form into, or camp in, a laager, or protected camp. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ D., also leger. Cf. 2d Leaguer, Lair. ] A camp, especially one surrounded by a circular formation of travelers' wagons for temporary defense. [ South Africa ]
Syn. -- lager. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Wagons . . . can be readily formed into a laager, a camp, by being drawn into a circle, with the oxen placed inside and so kept safe from the attacks of wild beasts. James Bryce. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. A lace. See Lace. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Lacinulæ E. Lacinulas [ NL. ] (Bot.) A diminutive lacinia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. L. Laminæ . Laminas [ L. cf. Lamella. ] 1. A thin plate or scale; a layer or coat lying over another; -- said of thin plates or platelike substances, as of bone or minerals. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) The blade of a leaf; the broad, expanded portion of a petal or sepal of a flower. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) A thin plate or scale; specif., one of the thin, flat processes composing the vane of a feather. [ 1913 Webster ]